Christopher Cole is one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in the world of volatility trading. After beginning his career in Hollywood as a cinematographer, Chris took an interest in options trading. Eventually, this led to a job at Merrill Lynch where he was able to explore the subject of risk further and in a professional capacity. After personally profiting through employing his volatility strategies during the Great Financial Crisis, Chris founded Artemis Capital Management in order to offer his services to institutional and hedge fund investors. In this episode, Chris discusses his personal evolution as a trader and hedge fund manager and also shares his unique insights into portfolio construction gleaned from an extensive study of market history his firm recently conducted. Below are several links and notes related to this episode:
- Follow Chris on Twitter: @vol_christopher
- Follow Artemis Capital Management on Twitter: @ArtemisVol
- Visit the Artemis website: ArtemisCM.com
- Read Chris’s latest paper: The Allegory of the Hawk and the Serpent
- Read Chris’s previous paper on the short volatility trade: Volatility and the Alchemy of Risk
- Read Alan Moore’s graphic novel: Watchmen
- Read Gregory David Roberts’s novel: Shantaram
