“We will at times purchase insurance, whether it's idiosyncratically for a given circumstance in a given market or overall in the portfolio, if we think something large enough is perhaps occurring that will have consequential effects on the entire portfolio. So you could actually go out and buy options or some explicit insurance”

Philippe Jordan · Top Traders Unplugged · TTU154: Why Trend Following Isn't Crash Insurance ft. Philippe Jordan

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buy options or other explicit insurance to reduce portfolio risk when a large event is anticipated

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