You can divide one long contract by shorting a number of shares equal to 1/2 the current delta (if you want to take off 1/2 risk). Note that using delta this way requires adjustments along the way as volatility and time to expiration change (the other greeks)...but it's always worked pretty well for me, especially in short term situations. 

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