RE:RE:RE:Aces HighGood point. If your goal is to eliminate risk, then shorting the buyer is the perfect way to do it and in a sense you can't lose. True, the buyer's stock might go up but that is irrelevant since by choosing to eliminate risk, you have already made the decision to not speculate on the stock of the buyer.
By doing nothing regarding a hedge, you are entering a risk position you may or may not want.