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Hedge against market risk by moving from a market index into something like a volatility index.
by wyldfire 8y ago
Hedge against market risk by moving from a market index into something like a volatility index.
- somebodythere 8y agoThe cost of carry to long volatility is insane, and there's no guarantee spikes in volatility will be well-correlated with drops in the market. Don't do this unless you know what you're doing.
- levthedev 8y agoDon't do this. See the other response as to why.