But you wouldn't use the same amount of capital on an options trade. For example, if you're bankroll is $25,000, you might use it all to short the stock but it

But you wouldn't use the same amount of capital on an options trade. For example, if you're bankroll is $25,000, you might use it all to short the stock but it would be foolish to use it all to buy a put. It's more likely that you'd use a much smaller fraction of your stock purchasing unit size for options trading since the risk of losing 100% is higher.