MKT

Markets and products

What you need for the "what have you been following?" and "pitch me a trade" parts of the conversation.

1
Asset classes
Equities, rates, FX, commodities, credit and crypto: who trades what, and why.
- 1.1Asset classes: who trades what, and why it is structured that way12 min
2
ETFs and index products
Creation and redemption, the arbitrage mechanism, rebalancing and leveraged decay.
- 2.1ETFs: the arbitrage mechanism, and why leveraged ones decay12 min
3
Corporate actions and events
Dividends, splits, spin-offs, index inclusion and merger arbitrage.
- 3.1Corporate actions: adjustments, dividends and merger arbitrage12 min
4
Macro fundamentals
The yield curve, central bank policy, inflation and the economic calendar.
- 4.1Macro: the yield curve, the central bank and the calendar12 min
5
Market events to know
Volmageddon, GameStop, LTCM, the 2020 negative oil price, and what each taught.
- 5.1Market events, and the lesson each one actually taught13 min
6
Talking about a trade
Thesis, instrument, sizing, risk, catalyst and exit.
- 6.1Pitching a trade: thesis, instrument, sizing, risk, catalyst, exit12 min

Asset classes