YIELD TALKS: Hedge Fund Strategies Onchain for All with Neutral Trade

Dec 16, 2024

Explore the revolutionary Neutral Trade protocol, bringing hedge fund strategies to the blockchain for everyone. Discover how their innovative JLP-powered strategies yield sustainable double-digit returns on various assets. The team shares insights on navigating risks and optimizing trading activities in the DeFi landscape. They discuss the future of the protocol, community rewards, and the role of AI in hedge fund strategies. Join the conversation on emerging strategies and opportunities in the Web3 space!

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Intro

00:00 • 4min

Navigating DeFi: Insights from a Dynamic Team

03:51 • 7min

Maximizing Yields in DeFi Vaults

11:18 • 10min

Optimizing JLP Strategies in DeFi

21:33 • 10min

Upcoming Features and Community Rewards in Neutral Trade

31:36 • 2min

AI and Risks in Hedge Fund Trading

33:41 • 8min

Exploring Innovative Hedge Fund Strategies in Web3

41:22 • 4min

Jared and Jiang are Core Contributors at Neutral Trade.

In this episode of Yield Talks, we explore Neutral Trade, a protocol bringing hedge fund strategies onchain for anyone to access permissionlessly. Learn how their JLP-powered strategies have delivered sustainable double-digit real yields on assets such as USDC, SOL, ETH, and wBTC, and what’s next for the protocol.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:32 - What is Neutral Trade?
3:50 - Background of Neutral Trade team
6:54 - What is JLP and how Neutral Trade strategies offers real yield?
14:08 - Partner mid-roll
16:45 - How does Neutral Trade earn double-digit real yields for USDC, SOL, ETH, and wBTC?
23:15 - Who/what executes Neutral Trade strategies onchain?
25:43 - What could hamper the performance of these JLP-based strategies?
31:38 - Mantle mid-roll
32:19 - Future Neutral Trade token and points program
33:37 - Would Neutral Trade ever tokenize a basis trade like Ethena?
34:20 - Will you ever incorporate AI agents creating strategies?
37:27 - Risks to using Neutral Trade
41:21 - Closing + New strategies coming

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Neutral Trade Website: https://www.neutral.trade/
► Neutral on X/Twitter: https://x.com/TradeNeutral
► Jiang on X/Twitter: https://x.com/jiangjenga

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All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad is an investor in Neutral Trade. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.