Benn is the managing member and CIO of QVR. He was previously co-founder and co-portfolio manager of Mariner Coria in New York. Before that he was Head of Quantitative Research and Derivatives Trader for the Wells Fargo proprietary trading desk, which became Overland Advisors. He started his career as an emerging markets macroeconomist at the World Bank. He holds a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley. In this podcast, we discuss:
How derivative markets changed after the 2008 financial crisis.
The centrality of listed derivatives.
Why understanding supply-demand dynamics is important.
How complexity of strategies doesn’t give you an edge.
You can follow Benn on Twitter here and you can see the work of QVR here. Make sure to subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you go for your podcasts. You can follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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