Markets · Volatility · Derivatives

Volatility, explained by someone who has traded it.

The Tactical Brief translates market structure, options and risk into plain English. By Thorsten Roland Wegener, formerly a derivatives trader at WestLB and Bear Stearns, now an independent investor, lecturer and author.

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Thorsten Roland Wegener

Honorary Lecturer, Author, Investor & Househusband, Father, Cook & Chauffeur

Career

1995WestLB, DüsseldorfTrainee, Equity Sales International
1998WestLB, DüsseldorfSenior Trader, Eurex market maker in single-stock options
2001WestLB, DüsseldorfChief Trader & Prokurist, Head of Warrants & Structured Products
2002WestLB Panmure / Panmure Gordon, LondonExecutive Director, Head of Equity Derivatives
2006Bear Stearns, LondonManaging Director / Partner, Structured Equity Products
since 2018The Tactical BriefFounder, investor, lecturer and author

Three ways in

Read, watch, or do the maths yourself in a seminar. The substance is the same; the pace is yours.

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Research & Publications

Articles and deep dives on options, volatility and macro, plus Quant Bits analyses of individual market events.

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Videos

Derivatives, volatility and market mechanics explained on YouTube, in German. No jargon for its own sake, plenty of examples from the trading floor.

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Seminars

In-person and online seminars for anyone who wants to apply options and risk, not just understand them.

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Quant Bits. No fixed schedule, just when there is something worth saying.

Data-driven analysis of volatility, options and market events, as a PDF and a deck. There is no publication calendar: a new issue appears when a topic grabs me. To make sure you catch the next one, drop a line to quantbits@thetacticalbrief.com.

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