Robinhood is not letting me place a short strangle option order

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  1. ChelseyCat

    ChelseyCat New Member

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    Attempting a short strangle on WDC with the following components:

    $74 / .05 Sell Call $69 / .04 Sell Put

    It won't let me complete the transaction and states :"Not Enough Shares. You don’t have enough shares of WDC for the collateral needed to place this order."

    Do I need to own shares of WDC to execute this option?
     
  2. StockJock-e

    StockJock-e Brew Master
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    Is it all being entered in one order?

    Can you do one leg, then the other?
     

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