Off the Charts: Options Aren’t Just for Hedging

Welcome to the second episode of Off the Charts with Mike Loukas.

In this new interview series, Mike Loukas, CEO of TrueShares, sits down with leading investment professionals to dig into market trends, strategies, and insights you won’t hear anywhere else.

Total AUM in derivative income funds now exceeds $160 billion and has increased eightfold since 2019.1 In this conversation, Mike is joined by Jeffrey Feldman, Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Risk Manager at TrueShares, to discuss the evolution of derivatives and how they can be used in a portfolio.

They discuss why derivatives have become popular for ETFs, from the democratization of information to the enhanced accessibility of an asset that was once reserved only for sophisticated experts. Whether you’re new to derivatives or have been following them from the beginning, this discussion offers a clear, authentic take on the market.

  1. https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/beyond-60-40-using-options-based-strategies-in-portfolios/