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AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

Greg Magadini

74 episodes

3 months ago

In this episode, we sit down with Greg Guttas, Head of OTC, and Simon Nursey, Head of Derivatives at Flowdesk, to explore the evolution from traditional finance to crypto trading at one of the most sophisticated OTC desks in the space. Greg and Simon bring deep experience from major French banks—Greg specializing in ETF creation/redemption flow, and Simon having spent 17 years as Global Head of FX Options at BNP Paribas. They share war stories from the trading floor, explain complex mechanis...

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In this episode, we sit down with Greg Guttas, Head of OTC, and Simon Nursey, Head of Derivatives at Flowdesk, to explore the evolution from traditional finance to crypto trading at one of the most sophisticated OTC desks in the space. Greg and Simon bring deep experience from major French banks—Greg specializing in ETF creation/redemption flow, and Simon having spent 17 years as Global Head of FX Options at BNP Paribas. They share war stories from the trading floor, explain complex mechanis...

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AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 74) - Greg Guttas, Head of OTC, and Simon Nursey, Head of Derivs @Flowdesk

In this episode, we sit down with Greg Guttas, Head of OTC, and Simon Nursey, Head of Derivatives at Flowdesk, to explore the evolution from traditional finance to crypto trading at one of the most sophisticated OTC desks in the space. Greg and Simon bring deep experience from major French banks—Greg specializing in ETF creation/redemption flow, and Simon having spent 17 years as Global Head of FX Options at BNP Paribas. They share war stories from the trading floor, explain complex mechanis...

5 months ago

47 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 73) - Chris Chung, CEO and Co-founder @TitanDex.io

Titan provides users with the best swap price by searching through Solana’s on-chain liquidity through trusted sources. It then deploys revolutionary routing algorithms based on cutting-edge mathematics to determine the best price a user can get when trading any token. Contact: info@titandex.io WebSite: https://titandex.io/ App: https://app.titandex.io/welcome

6 months ago

21 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 72) - Guillaume Lamber, CEO and Founder @Panoptic

Panoptic integrates with Uniswap v3 and v4, offering perpetual options on all assets available on one of the world's largest decentralized exchanges. Panoptic's Ethereum launch opens the platform to the public, unlocking new opportunities for LPs and traders to create calls, puts, perps, and advanced risk hedging positions on any digital asset on Uniswap. Panoptic is backed by Uniswap Labs Ventures and other industry leaders, including Greenfield Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Jane Street, and...

9 months ago

39 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 71) - Bulat Kaliev, CPO @BABB & @ReDeFi

Bulat Kaliev is the Chief Product Officer at BABB and ReDeFi. Bulat has an extensive background in crypto and follows the crypto AI space very closely. We chat about his views on the AI space as well as his roles as Chief Product Officer at both BABB and ReDeFi. BABB aims to deliver accessible, secure, convenient and cost-effective peer-to-peer mobile banking services. Regulated Decentralised Finance is an FCA-registered startup based in the UK, ReDeFi aims to disrupt the...

10 months ago

29 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 70) - Stephan Lutz, CEO @BitMEX

A pioneering cryptocurrency exchange known for its advanced trading features, BitMEX specializes in derivatives trading with up to 100x leverage through the creation of Perpetual contracts. Catering to professional traders, the platform offers perpetual swaps, futures contracts, and a robust API for high-frequency trading. Renowned for its liquidity and deep order books, BitMEX has become a key player in the crypto derivatives space. Stephan Lutz is the CEO and CFO of BitMEX. He initially jo...

10 months ago

51 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 69) Marc Tillement, Director of the Pyth Data Association @Pyth Network

The Pyth Network is an oracle solution built on Solana designed to provide real-time, high-quality financial market data to blockchain applications. Pyth aims to bring accurate pricing information, especially for fast-moving markets like crypto, equities, forex, and commodities, to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on Solana and other blockchains via cross-chain protocols. Website: https://www.pyth.network/

1 year ago

35 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 68) Bohan Jiang, Head of OTC Options Trading @Abra

Abra is a financial services and technology company that operates a cryptocurrency wallet service including a trading service for buying and selling cryptocurrencies, a service for earning interest on cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, and a lending services for borrowing against cryptocurrency collateral. Before heading the OTC options trading desk at Abra, Bohan spent years trading FX options at Goldman Sachs. We discuss Bohan's background as well as the various volatility trading insights ...

1 year ago

27 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 67) Brent Kochuba, Founder @SpotGamma

Brent Kochuba is the Founder of SpotGamma, a financial insights company, which applies its proprietary methodology toward modeling index and equity options. Prior to SpotGamma, Brent was most recently a portfolio manager with Seven North Capital Management where he focused on creating options-based investment strategies. Prior to that, he spent time as a derivatives broker at Wolverine Execution, Credit Suisse and Bank of America. Learn more about SpotGamma: https://spotgamma.com/ Register ...

1 year ago

33 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 66) Jake Ostrovskis, OTC @Wintermute

Jake Ostrovskis is a principal on Wintermute’s over-the-counter (OTC) Desk. Jake executes trades for a range of counterparties in digital assets and advising on products like spot, options, tailored products, CFDs, and NDFs. Before joining Wintermute, Jake worked at a hedge fund within a global macro pod, concentrating on chasing volatility in equity, rates, FX, and commodity derivatives. His position there eventually led him to crypto. He then transitioned from directional trading to OT...

1 year ago

42 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 65) Neoman007, OTC Trader @ex-GSR

ex-GSR OTC trader and exotic derivatives specialist, Neoman007 explores discussions about his career, crypto volatility and pricing insights for trading exotic derivs. To get more market insights, follow Neoman's Telegram channel: https://t.me/itscorrekt

1 year ago

50 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 64) Michael Dunn, President @Bitnomial Exchange

Bitnomial was founded in 2014 to create a marketplace connecting native digital asset hedgers with institutional traders. Bitnomial offers improved derivatives exchange technology coupled with new digital asset settlement systems. NFA Approval: Bitnomial Clearing, LLC was approved as a futures commission merchant (FCM) by the National Futures Association (NFA) to operate a clearing firm for margined and deliverable digital asset futures and options. CFTC Approval: Bitnomial Clearinghouse, L...

1 year ago

29 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 63) Matthew Liu, Co-Founder and CSO @SynFutures

SynFutures is a decentralized derivatives exchange platform that allows users to trade futures contracts based on various assets, including cryptocurrencies, altcoins, indices, NFTs, and real-world assets. The platform offers features such as 30-second asset listings, single-token liquidity provision and trading, and rigid risk management. SynFutures has strategic investors and aims to provide accessible DeFi services to retail investors.

1 year ago

36 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 62) Ilan Levy-Mayer, VP @CannonTrading

Cannon Trading Company has been based in the Beverly Hills financial district since 1988. They are a member of the National Futures Association, the Better Business Bureau, the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and are registered with the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission). Cannon Trading has been mentioned in several publications, including the Online Broker's Review in Futures magazine and the Reader's Choice Award in Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine.

1 year ago

30 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 61) Bernd Sischka, CCO @PowerTrade

Bernd Sischka is the chief commercial officer at PowerTrade. Today we discuss the novel offering of altcoin options trading at PowerTrade and the various tools that PowerTrade offers to their traders. PowerTrade is transforming professional trading with innovative, accessible, and secure solutions for institutions and expert traders. Their dedication to excellence and continuous improvement fuels our pursuit of outstanding customer experiences and lasting partnerships. Web...

1 year ago

25 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 60) - Alex Ryvkin, Founder @Rho

About Rho Rho provides efficient markets for crypto-native rates such as funding rates, lending-borrowing rates, and staking rewards. The platform enables users to hedge and profit from shifts in these crypto-native rates, offering tools to develop sophisticated trading strategies. With the traditional finance (TradFi) interest rate derivatives market totaling over $500 trillion in outstanding interest, Rho Protocol is poised to unlock new and exciting trading opportunities. ...

1 year ago

33 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 59) - Bret Kenwell @eToro

Today we interview Bret Kenwell, U.S. Investment & Options Analyst at eToro. We discuss Bret's background, the increased adoption of options trading by retail investors since the COVID-19 pandemic and the overlap between crypto investors and options traders. Finally we conclude the episode with insights around the future of crypto and options trading. For more information about eToro visit: https://www.etoro.com/en-us/

1 year ago

29 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 58) - Stephan and Mario @Bitmex & PowerTrade

BitMEX has officially launched options. We discuss the recent launch and the collaboration with Power Trade. We explore the AltCoin offering from BitMEX and other unique option trading insights. To learn more about BitMEX options visit here: https://www.bitmex.com/options

1 year ago

29 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 57) - Darius Tabatabai, co-founder @Vertex Protocol

Vertex is a cross-margined decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol offering spot, perpetuals, and an integrated money market bundled into one vertically integrated application on Arbitrum. Vertex is powered by a hybrid unified central limit order book (CLOB) and integrated automated market maker (AMM), whose liquidity is augmented as positions from pairwise LP markets populate the orderbook. Gas fees and MEV are minimized on Vertex due to the batched transaction and optimistic rollup model of ...

1 year ago

42 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 56) - Yoann Turpin, co-founder @Wintermute

Wintermute is a leading proprietary trading crypto market maker. They provide liquidity solutions across the digital asset eco-system. They create liquidity on the world's best crypto exchanges and trading platforms. They use algorithmic and high-frequency trading methods to create markets; centralized crypto exchanges, DeFi, spot, derivatives, ETPs They offer some of the most competitive prices via OTC (automated RFQ and with direct trader support) to funds, institutional OTC desks, ...

1 year ago

48 minutes

AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 55) - Antonio Juliano, Founder and CEO @ dYdX

dYdX is a leading decentralized exchange that currently supports perpetual trading. dYdX runs on smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, and allows users to trade with no intermediaries. Today we chat with Juliano, the founder and CEO of dYdX. We explore Juliano's background, the evolution of dYdX and the vision for dYdX V4. Website: https://dydx.exchange/

1 year ago

30 minutes