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human
So when you short something you can buy it back for a profit.

gpt
If you buy a call contract, you can sell that contract before it expires either for profit or to cut your losses. 
  
 Similarly, if you buy a put contract, you can also sell that contract before it expires either for profit or to cut your losses. 
  
 I don't think you understand the concept of options... I recommend checking out some 'intro to options' YouTube videos or investopedia