Market Measures - November 16, 2020 - How Much Diversification Can We Achieve?


Nov 16 2020 10 mins   6
Traditional diversification involves buying stocks in different sectors to reduce individual company risk. Doing so results in a portfolio that mimics the volatility of the S&P 500. However, by utilizing options in the S&P 500 coupled with options in non-correlated assets can provide an additional 56% reduction in portfolio volatility compared to just holding a basket of long stock.