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Re:Yield Curve Is More Inverted Than at This Point in Run-Up... by wyldfire on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @11:03AM (#19492472)
Hedge against market risk by moving from a market index into something like a volatility index.
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Re:Yield Curve Is More Inverted Than at This Point in Run-Up... by somebodythere on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @11:20AM (#19492641)
The cost of carry to long volatility is insane, and there's no guarantee spikes in volatility will be well-correlated with drops in the market. Don't do this unless you know what you're doing.
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Re:Yield Curve Is More Inverted Than at This Point in Run-Up... by levthedev on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @11:28AM (#19492707)
Don't do this. See the other response as to why.
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