About this episode
Kris Abdelmessih discusses his extensive trading career and insights into volatility and options analytics.
Kris Abdelmessih writes the Moontower newsletter which is required reading for any edge seeking generalist who wants to learn about the world of volatility. Kris got his start as a trader over 20 years ago with Susquehanna. He talks about getting the job, SIG’s training program, and the “degenerate atmosphere.” Kris also talks about his career where he moved from pit to pit, and then ultimately became a portfolio manager at a vol focused hedge fund. Kris also has options analytics software - ...
People in this episode
Guest: Kris Abdelmessih
Topics covered
- trading
- volatility
- options analytics
- career in finance
- hedge funds
Keywords
- trading
- volatility
- options
- hedge fund
- finance
- analytics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Moontower, Susquehanna, SIG, vol focused hedge fund
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