Hedging S&P downside via long VIX calls
The speakers argued that buying front-month VIX upside (such as August $20 calls) is a superior risk/reward tool for hedging near-term equity pullbacks compared to buying out-of-the-money S&P 500 puts.
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- Uphold's hybrid custody modelTHE POMP PODCAST
- Regulatory clarity as an adoption acceleratorTHE POMP PODCAST
- Killer use cases: putting assets to workTHE POMP PODCAST
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- Bond market doubts Fed's inflation resolveMARKETPLACE
- AI spending fuels cloud and chip giantsTHE OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO NETWORK
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- Issuer-sponsored tokenization is the legitimate modelUNCHAINED
- Tokenized shares offer superior investor experienceUNCHAINED
- NYSE tokenization project validates on-chain tradingUNCHAINED
- Offshore tokenized equity derivatives pose major risksUNCHAINED
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- Robinhood as distribution, not a direct competitorUNCHAINED
- Securitize to use IPO proceeds for acquisitions, expansionUNCHAINED
- Public listing as a tool for crypto M&AUNCHAINED
- DTCC's tokenized entitlement is a different, limited modelUNCHAINED
- Institutional tokenization adoption hinges on regulatory comfortUNCHAINED
- Offshore equity derivatives pose insider trading riskUNCHAINED
- Convergence of RWA and DeFi on collateral qualityUNCHAINED
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