How do you make money buying put options?

When you buy a put option, you’re hoping that the price of the underlying stock falls. You make money with puts when the price of the option rises, or when you exercise the option to buy the stock at a price that’s below the strike price and then sell the stock in the open market, pocketing the difference.

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Is buying put options profitable?

Buying puts offers better profit potential than short selling if the stock declines substantially. The put buyer’s entire investment can be lost if the stock doesn’t decline below the strike by expiration, but the loss is capped at the initial investment.