Despite the market being down substantially this year, bouncing around inside of bear market territory, it’s been a bit of a challenging year for long-vol traders. Simply put, the Vol spikes we’ve become accustomed to getting with a down market haven’t materialized as much. While the retracement of vol on bounces higher in stocks has remained. it’s hard not […]
Category: VIX and Volatility
13
Oct
2022
WTF is LDI, and What’s working in Vol Trading with Zed Francis of Convexitas
Cover the kid’s ears… because we’re going back to our WTF format to ask what the actual Fingazi is going over in the UK with the bank of England raising rates, then buying a bunch of Gilts to save their pensions. The headlines say it’s some new-fangled LDI concept which led these pensions into trouble. […]
06
Oct
2022
Is there room for a VIX competitor, SPIKES founder Simon Ho sure thinks so.
How do you create a new futures contract? You need an exchange. And you need something that changes in price, like a commodity market – or a financial index. This week we’re diving deep into crafting an index with T3 Index’s founder and CEO, Simon Ho. Simon is no stranger to the vol space, and he has worked […]
22
Sep
2022
The Game of Trading with SIG Alums Kris A, Tina L, & Steiner
We have a little saying over here on The Derivative, The More, The Merrier, and on this week’s episode of The Derivative, we’re not chatting with one guest, but THREE! Class may no longer be in session, but we are taking a trip down the SIG/Susquehanna memory lane and having our own class reunion with Kris Abdelmessih, Michael […]
08
Sep
2022
Nobody is prepared for a 2nd leg down, with Ari Bergmann of Penso Advisors
It’s not every day you get to sit down with a Volatility veteran with over 30 years of experience…..Well, maybe it’s a bit more common here on the Derivative than elsewhere, but we’ve got a special treat with Ari Bergmann(@AriBergmann) joining Jeff on this week’s Derivative episode. Listen in as they dive into where to […]
14
Jul
2022
Covering Calls and Charting Curves with Jay Soloff of Investors Alley
You may know this week’s guest as a Kansas City Chief and sometime Royals fan on Twitter, but he has more than one connection to Kansas City. Jay Soloff (@jsoloff), an options volatility analyst, former CBOE market maker, pirate, and seller of uncapped forward variance swaps, joins us this week to discuss covering calls and […]
23
Jun
2022
TIPS, Options & Rates. Increased Volatility environments with Nancy Davis
This week’s guest may be new to Twitter (@nancy__davis), but she’s certainly not new to the wide world of volatility in all its wonderous “fruit” forms, including of course rates and fixed income volatility. In this Derivative episode, Jeff sits down with one of the “100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance,” Nancy Davis. Nancy, […]
02
Jun
2022
What happens in Vegas…. Gets Dished on this Pod. Overheard at a Derivatives Conference, Part 1
Viva Las EQ Derivatives… This week Jeff journeys back to the Windy City from Sin City, where he is joined by a special guest, Mutiny’s very own Jason Buck @JasonMutiny. In this episode, they give essential insight into this unique conference for options traders, hedge funds, and insurers. They break down everything you need to […]
19
May
2022
Vol Arb, Rates Vol, Dispersion, & Risk Premium. Part II with Noel Smith
We’re back for part two with Noel Smith @NoelConvex – where we dig into the types of options and volatility strategies, he employs for his Convex AM hedge fund. For the background on why he’s worth listening to on that front, listen to Part 1 about marketing making on the CBOE floor, Getco, and more […]
05
May
2022
The Glory Days, Market Making & Trading Options at the CBOE with Noel Smith of Convex AM
This week, we’re painting the picture of what life on Chicago’s option trading floors was like at the CBOE…but there’s a catch — we put it all on the table and needed two episodes! Today’s guest came into asset management in a round-about way – trading his own money for decades before venturing into the […]
