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Thorsten Wegener On the Simplest Way to Understand Option Markets
Thorsten Wegener On the Simplest Way to Understand Option Markets
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Jun 3, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Thorsten spent twenty years trading equity derivatives and was a partner at Bear Stearns. He was also head of equity derivatives at Panmure Gordan and Head of Trading Warrants and Structured Products at WestLB. Currently, he educates and lectures on derivative markets. On this podcast we discussed a simple explanation of options, how to understand volatility, and how to trade VIX. He also gave his views on skew and the volatility smile, how to manage your options position, understanding the greeks – delta, gamma, theta, and the different players in the options market. Finally, on a more personal note, Thorsten shared the books that influenced him the most: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Lefvre), and Atlas Shrugged (Rand).
Released:
Jun 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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