I drew "Subject: study group in the library
Situation: meeting their rival
Constraint: make it look magical" — prompt from DrawingPrompts https://t.co/2CN6f4rqjV
5/ And for what it’s worth, I happen to know a lot about this subject matter, both from personal and professional experiences.
Professionally, I launched my career at Morgan Stanley as an exotic derivatives trader right at the height of the 2008 crisis. I witnessed unprecedented market chaos and compressed a decade’s worth of volatility experience into a few short years. This is where I became acquainted with “fat tail” events — the improbable scenarios that upend markets — and realized how elusive true hedging really is, especially for what I call “40% resistance.” Here, surrounded by the Riverian risk-takers, I also discovered Bitcoin.
Next came a brief but eye-opening period with the Harvard endowment. Harvard University was the world’s only AAA-rated hedge fund that happened to have a side business of higher education. The regulatory arbitrage within its financial ecosystem was astounding and highlighted the thin, often blurred line between compliance and resistance. It was here that I realized the financial system is asymmetrically designed, often tilting toward those who understand its complexities.
Finally, my decade at a multi-billion billion hedge fund opened up the full spectrum of esoteric investments: litigation finance, carbon credits, reinsurance and life insurance contracts — things few people know are even possible. The world is one vast marketplace, and while some investments lean 60% compliant, others dance along the 40% margin of resistance.
On the personal side, three pivotal life events have solidified my conviction in the need for pathways that build a resilient, alternative system. That story’s for another day, but it’s the bedrock of my ethos on fostering a world where we hedge not just financial risks, but also the inherent unpredictability and self-interest within human nature itself.
So if you’re curious to dive deeper into Radical Portfolio Theory, not just with me but alongside a community of sophisticated, like-minded thinkers, give me a follow and a retweet and let’s build on the journey together. I'll share my mentioned personal stories with you along the way too. 🫡
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