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Episode TimeStamps:
01:34 - A quick catch up since last conversation
02:13 - Dredge's key takeaways from 2024
08:58 - When did things really start to move for Dredge?
15:41 - Cem's analysis of the recent global macro environment
22:51 - What has driven the S&P volatility?
24:44 - Positioning is all that matters
29:31 - "Correlation is a bitch"
33:31 - Portfolio Manager in legal trouble for following an ESG strategy
37:57 - The difference between credit and vol investors
42:07 - The good outcome is a recession
45:36 - All the things that you are not worried about is driving your performance
48:49 - The state of interest rates and FX trading
57:24 - Is the Fed losing its grip on the economy?
01:03:46 - The outlook of markets - where are we heading?
01:09:18 - Risk is on your balance sheet, not in the future
01:16:14 - Dredge's perspective on structural products issuance
01:27:22 - The recession might come sooner than we think