Talk Your Book: Creating a Buffer

Today’s Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book is presented by Innovator ETFs:

We discuss:

Surviving the upside when trying to hedge the downside
The ideal client for a hedging strategy
Using options to provide a buffer on the downside and capping the upside
Why the payouts of a structured product are typically more appealing than the actual structure of a structured product
What you give up to provide a downside buffer
Why complex products require more homework
Buying the S&P 500 with different downside buffer levels
Timing a hedging strategy
How the options market is impacted by volatility
Why we think this strategy will bring in a ton of money