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Kris Abdelmessih

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May 12, 2022·Options and Volatility·Risk and Edge

The Gamma Of Levered ETFs

Applying the concept of option gamma to understand how levered ETF deltas trigger daily delta rebalances

May 8, 2022·How Markets Work

3-Card Macro

A rare excursion into macro

Apr 27, 2022·Options Theory

Moontower on Gamma

The first option greek people learn after delta is gamma. Recall that delta represents how much an option’s price changes with respect to share price.

Apr 2, 2022·How Markets Work

Finance Guilt

Defending finance careers

Mar 23, 2022·Options Theory·Risk and Edge

If You Make Money Every Day, You’re Not Maximizing

A treatise on hedging

Mar 22, 2022·Risk and Edge

From CAPM To Hedging

CAPM can help us compute hedge ratios and estimate "idio" risk

Mar 16, 2022·Options Theory

There’s Gold In Them Thar Tails: Part 2

Part 2 of selecting outcomes from the tails of a distribution

Feb 27, 2022·Options Theory

There’s Gold In Them Thar Tails: Part 1

Selection from strictly narrowed criteria

Feb 11, 2022·How Markets Work

Notes From SIG's Todd Simkin

This interview lifts the veil a bit on SIGs trader education program and culture.

Jan 23, 2022·Options Theory

What Part Of Selling Calls Is “Income”?

Trading any option requires a view on volatility

Dec 9, 2021·Risk and Edge·Options Theory

Solving A Compounding Riddle With Black-Scholes

A puzzle that demonstrates why option models assume lognormal distributions

Dec 3, 2021·Risk and Edge

I Felt Bad For Picking My 3rd Grader Off

On quarantining risk by reducing dependencies

Nov 28, 2021·Options Theory

Selling Calls: It Might Be Passive, But It Ain’t Income

The premium you receive for writing calls is not passive income but compensation for risk

Nov 8, 2021·How Markets Work

Using Insurance For Tax-Free Investment Growth

Insurance is a surgical tool -- use it carefully

Oct 14, 2021·Options Theory

Dispersion Trading For The Uninitiated

A gentle introduction to trading implied index correlation

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