Why We All Need Volatility | Volatility Series #10 | feat. Cem Karsan

Hari Krishnan is joined today by Cem Karsan, to discuss feedback loops across different markets, the decision to manage outside money, how institutions make trading decisions, the global macro effects from COVID-19, the importance of dealer flows in the markets, the feedback loop between options and their underlying assets, and approaches to delta hedging.
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Episode Summary
00:00 - Intro
02:17 - Cem’s background and current work
19:18 - The decision to manage outside money
24:06 - The trades that institutions like to make
30:22 - Feedback loops within markets
34:17 - The dynamic between futures and options
51:15 - Using Econophysics to find hedging methods
53:40 - Building various volatility models and research using toy models
57:05 - Approaches to Delta hedging
01:00:11 - Changes to qualitative features of overnight indices
01:03:12 - Investment products on the VIX and effects on the S&P 500
01:10:09 - The feedback loop between inflation, deflation and central bank rate policies
01:20:01 - Whether or not there is an asymmetry between deflation and inflation risk
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[@jasongrig]

Cem Karsan needs to make a lecture series. He knows so much

[@jasongrig]

What a great ep. So much insight

[@zbigniewtomczak4437]

Is this "long life" parable for equity only or also for things like gold bonds or usd?