What does it actually take to build at the edge of markets and technology?
Our CEO @soodk published his answer.
Read it: https://t.co/XnHO3IGlht
#DefinedOutcomeInvesting#ETFs
Well worth a read. Focus is on how recent mainstream adoption of derivatives strategies found a fertile home in ETFs. I am fortunate to have seen this show from a front row seat at Vest. Karan has a great perspective on the structured products legacy of option-based ETFs.
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The largest financial market in the world isn’t stocks or bonds.
It’s derivatives. ~$600 trillion in size as this decade began.
6x world GDP. 3x global stocks and bonds combined.
That scale exists for one reason: utility.
Utility that is finally becoming accessible beyond institutions. For the rest of us. 🧵
(@BIS_org & @IMFNews).
From buffer strategies to return stacking, derivative income to volatility targeting—how #derivatives became the design language of modern investing.
Read @soodk's essay on where we're going from here:
https://t.co/7x5P0l4hS9
March 2020 stress-tested a decade of infrastructure building. The engineering held.
"Investors experienced, often for the first time, what derivatives could do: reshape risk intentionally rather than passively enduring market outcomes."
Read the Story: https://t.co/7x5P0l4hS9
From Société Générale's basement in 1987 to $250B+ in derivative-based products today, read the story of how structured notes evolved into registered funds.
@soodk on building the infrastructure for Target Outcome Investments®:
https://t.co/7x5P0l4PHH
We look forward to seeing everyone at #SchwabIMPACT! Don't miss Karan Sood, speaking on Wednesday about how rate #hedging strategies seek to lock in higher, longer-duration yields without incurring greater rate sensitivity.
#TargetOutcome#interestrates#inflation
We are excited to partner with @ftportfolios to bring XISE, which seeks to produce an attractive level of premium income and buffer a specific level of downside equity losses, to market.
Press Release: https://t.co/K8ek0gFEaK
#TargetOutcome#income#BufferETFs
Don't have a seat for Jeff Chang's breakout session "Thinking Beyond 60/40" at 11:45am today? No worries! Swing by our adjacent Booth 326 to hear Jeff speak & meet the team. #BufferFunds#BufferETFs#LPLFocus
Cracks in the bedrock: "Stocks & bonds are falling in tandem at a pace not seen in decades, leaving investors with few places to hide from the market volatility” @GunjanJS. Shorten duration, but (IMO) also consider equities w/ downside risk mitigation. https://t.co/V5bWsO14eV
Whether you’re looking to hedge against #inflation or geopolitical risk, Target Outcome Strategies on #gold (available in ETFs) may be a timely addition to your clients' portfolios.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
#bonds#equities#riskmanagement
Between the war in Ukraine and inflation on the homefront, navigating the markets is not easy. @jeffchanginvest walks advisors thru tools & strategies to help keep clients protected at #ExchangeETF on Tuesday 4-12-2022 at 2PM ET in Glimmer
#targetoutcome#bufferetfs
The traditional #retirement glidepath is obsolete. See how the addition of buffer strategies to bond/stock allocations may potentially deliver better risk-adjusted returns: https://t.co/gRkXITr6HS
#targetdatefunds#bufferfunds#retirementplanning
Cboe Vest CEO @soodk spoke w/ @ElinorComlay about the explosive growth of protection-oriented Buffer strategies in #mutualfund and #ETF wrappers. Hear what's fueling it: https://t.co/BDXkj9rJjK
Learn about Cboe Vest's Buffer strategy: https://t.co/Q0g94tUc5E
@joahill spoke with @jasonzweigwsj about the stock market turmoil. “We go through these long regimes of normal to low volatility. And then you have these spurts of market storms that come through,” said Joanne. https://t.co/jOf5zqfg33
#volatility#riskmanagement
Times like this, when #Bitcoin is up and down like a runaway roller coaster, are why we built a managed #volatility strategy for Bitcoin Futures. Check out $BTCVX and enjoy the ride: https://t.co/82bAvi59uc
Subject to risk; see prospectus. #btc#crypto#hodl