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TTU120: Carry - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ft. Kevin Coldiron

Top Traders Unplugged

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Carry Trades Are Always Engaged Leverage

When volatility rises, typically the high o currency or asset tends to depreciate. In times where volatility spikes, carry trades lose money. Our definition is that carry trades are always involved leverage. So it always involves borrowing. And then the last feature of a carry trade is that it's got what we call a kind of a saw toothed return patter - long periods of positive return s punctuated by occasional large drawdowns.

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