Top Traders Unplugged

VOL06: Finding True Value in the World of Volatility ft. Benn Eifert

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Jan 5, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
How I Learned to Trade on the Wells Fargo Prop Desk
02:34 • 4min
3
The Importance of Academic Training in Economics
06:41 • 3min
4
What Do You Gain From Twitter?
09:32 • 2min
5
QVR's Absolute Return Business
11:51 • 2min
6
The Importance of Consulting in the Solutions Business
14:14 • 2min
7
The Disadvantages of Hedging in an ETF
16:20 • 3min
8
The S&P Term Structure and the Structure of the Markets
19:45 • 4min
9
The Evolution of Short Term Options
23:36 • 3min
10
How to Be a Good Trader
26:18 • 4min
11
The Dangers of Using Naive Screens to Set Up Potentially Profitable Trades
29:57 • 3min
12
The Challenges of Adapting to the Current Volatility Forecasting Model
33:14 • 4min
13
Delta Hedging in a Negative Gamma Zone
37:38 • 3min
14
How to Trade Around a High Concentration of Gamma
40:31 • 2min
15
The Decline in the S&P 500 and the VIX
42:55 • 3min
16
The Rise of Passive Dispersion Trading for Equities
46:04 • 4min
17
The Importance of Long Correlation in a Crisis
49:56 • 2min
18
The Importance of Relative Value Trading
51:41 • 3min
19
How to Make Money in a Systemic Crisis
55:04 • 2min
20
The Persistence Distortion in the S&P Vol Surface
56:48 • 3min
21
The Importance of Keeping a Database of Large Trades
59:26 • 2min
22
The Perception of Successful Hedge Fund Managers
01:01:40 • 4min
23
The Benefits of Working Remotely
01:05:13 • 2min
24
Top Traders Unplugged: The Human and Soft Side of Portfolio Protection
01:07:10 • 2min