The Vault
How the big money operates.
Institutional-grade knowledge that hedge funds and quant desks use. Volatility surface modeling, algorithmic strategies, market microstructure, and quantitative methods. This is the vault — only the committed get in.
10 Topics in Level 4
Volatility Surface & Term Structure
30 minThe 3D map of implied volatility across strikes and expirations. How institutions price risk and find edge in the vol market.
Quantitative Trading Strategies
25 minSystematic approaches to markets. Factor models, momentum strategies, and the math behind quantitative edge.
Market Microstructure
25 minHow orders flow through exchanges. Bid-ask spread dynamics, order book depth, and the infrastructure of modern markets.
Algorithmic Trading Concepts
20 minTWAP, VWAP, implementation shortfall — the execution algorithms that institutions use to move billions.
Black-Scholes & Beyond
30 minThe foundational options pricing model and its extensions. Understand the math — and its limits — that Wall Street runs on.
Statistical Arbitrage
25 minPairs trading, cointegration, and mean reversion at scale. How quant funds extract small edges across thousands of trades.
High-Frequency Trading Overview
20 minMicrosecond execution, co-location, and market making. Understanding the fastest players in the game.
Dark Pools & Order Flow
18 minWhere the real volume trades. Off-exchange venues, payment for order flow, and the hidden market structure.
Monte Carlo Simulations
25 minRunning thousands of scenarios to model uncertainty. The computational tool that risk managers rely on daily.
Factor Investing & Smart Beta
22 minValue, momentum, quality, low vol — the factors that explain returns. How to build portfolios that harvest systematic risk premia.
