Bitcoin Trading Platforms Primier?

[Sage]

I'm looking to get up to speed on current Bitcoin trading platforms.

Anyone have some good resources for a layman?

Can we short Bitcoin?  Set automatic stop loss orders? Purchase puts and calls?

Thanks

[unclescrooge]

Hello,

If I may do a bit of advertising, you can do margin trading on https://www.bitfinex.com/.

Lenders provide margin to traders (us dollars to go long, bitcoins to go short).

There is no options trading (yet).

Raphael

[BetterBitcoinUp]

I am currently evaluating BitFinex. So far so good.