“We don't accept basis risk we don't accept counterparty risk- we don't want any fuzziness around what our payout is going to be conditional on the realising of this systematic left tail 'black swan' event.”
— Mark Spitznagel
Hedge Fund Manager & Author of "The Black Swan" Risk Management

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