Alyx Flournoy, head of product specialists at Omega Point, explains how factor risk models can help short and long investors manage risks without neutralizing the desired idiosyncratic aspects of stock picking.
Put buying and call selling are some of the most common ways to express a bearish view on a stock, but often the shape of the volatility surface means these are suboptimal ways to express that view. Imran Lakha, the founder of Options Insight, outlines four alternative options structures which depending on the market environment may be better ways to structure a bearish options trade.
Freddy Brick of Muddy Waters Capital discusses short selling beyond US shores. He argues that factors like cultural differences in Europe, where investors rarely challenge public companies make it an interesting place to look for potential shorts.
