The Money Angle

If they ban short-selling derivatives become the underlying

A reminder in the spirit of being attuned to seemingly far-fetched risks: If short selling were restricted in any way,…

1 year ago

the inverted term structure trap

A couple questions I answered in the moontower discord: It started with Benn’s observation: What do you think about crude with…

1 year ago

getting hired in trading

I gave a talk to a quant investment club at UNC this week. I did some riffs on what said…

1 year ago

vol speed round

I’ve been trading more than usual this week. I sent a couple impromptu emails describing my thinking. Sunday: a quick thought…

1 year ago

moontower raw: another day of trading

Friends, The readership here is a mix of curious, friendly people, many of which are here for dad-posting and general…

1 year ago

BTC Autopsy

In Sunday’s surfing volatility, I recapped my IBIT (the spot BTC ETF) options trading for the 10 days preceding the March…

1 year ago

a quick thought before the week

Friends, I wasn’t planning to publish until Wednesday but ahead of this week I just want to share what’s rattling…

1 year ago

straddle-sniped

I bought December COIN straddles yesterday, so instead I’m going to discuss: Premise Expression & Execution Management plan Miscellaneous aspects…

1 year ago

stop with the stop-loss debate

Certain topics re-infect popular social media discourse like an engineered cold virus. Like when the NY Times is having a…

1 year ago

one-touch

2 weeks ago I shared this tweet: By saying I’d buy that proposition I’m saying “I’d buy that vol” Andy, responded…

1 year ago