Episode description
On today’s episode, Hari Krishnan is joined today by Benn Eifert, to discuss running a volatility fund, the benefits that Benn gets from using Twitter, how to effectively serve clients as a volatility trader, the drawbacks of hedging via ETFs, monitoring market flows, the popularity of short-dated options, implied volatility versus realised volatility, how correlations change over time, balancing family-life with managing a fund, and the new normalisation of working from home.
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In this episode, we discuss:
- A behind the scenes look at running a volatility fund
- How to use Twitter as an investor
- Bringing value to clients as a volatility trader
- Hedging via ETFs
- Market flows
- Options
- Implied volatility
- Finding a good work & life balance
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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:20 - How did you end up running a Volatility fund?
06:39 - Why did you join a Vol fund instead of a Global Macro fund?
09:30 - What do you gain from being on Twitter?
11:50 - Explain some of the methods behind how you serve your clients
16:19 - What are some of the weaknesses of hedging via ETF products?
19:44 - Do you find a lot of value in monitoring the flows into various markets?
23:34 - Why is it people are so eager to...