
 The Quant / Financial Engineering Podcast
 The Quant / Financial Engineering Podcast Stock Options Perspective with Garrett DeSimone, PhD
 Sep 13, 2023 
 Garrett DeSimone, Head of Quant Research at OptionMetrics, discusses various aspects of the Option environment including OptionMetrics, out of the money put, fat tails, long-dated options, and perspectives on the market. The discussion also touches on tail risk hedging, analytical tools for options-based research, and the use of Python and C++ in their work. 
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 Introduction 
 00:00 • 3min 
 Regional Banking Sector Jitters and the Similarities to 2008 
 02:44 • 10min 
 Discussion on Products and Analytical Tools for Options-Based Research 
 12:32 • 2min 
 Views on Long-Dated Out of the Money Put Options and Tail Risk Hedging 
 14:08 • 5min 
 Perspective on Market, Options Metrics, and Machine Learning 
 19:11 • 4min 
