In this episode exploring the many facets of long volatility and tail risk exposure, we pick the brains of the founders of the Mutiny investment program, which invests in half a dozen VIX and volatility trading programs in a multi-manager, multi-strategy approach. Our topics include why the whole world is short vol, If squirrels and deer are the natural buyers of forest fire insurance, why Jason hates sports, debit card investing, the interesting idea of an entrepreneurial put option, and what in the world a Brazilian SuperBowl champion is. Enjoy!

Black Pearl’s Mutiny investment program is an ensemble approach focused on providing investors tail risk protection across three different buckets of volatility exposure: Volatility Arbitrage, Straddles/Strangles, and Short Term Down Capture.  With each bucket containing its own ensemble of multiple investment managers focused on providing convex returns during a market sell off, with an eye towards limiting the bleed.

Jason Buck: Email; Taylor Pearson LinkedIn, Twitter, Book: The End of Jobs, & his blog. Mutiny Website & Podcast.

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