AD Derivs: Insights from Crypto Option Traders

Greg Magadini
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Amberdata Derivatives is an institutional grade crypto options analytics platform. Director of Derivatives, Greg Magadini, interviews titans in the crypto vol. trading space, as well as traditional markets vol. traders and other successful traders. 

  1. FEB 16

    AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 76) - Simran Singh, Monaco

    Simran is the co-founder and CEO of Monaco.  Simran has a background trading volatility products at Goldman Sachs and GSR. About Monaco  Building The Global Trading Network Monaco is a global trading network with programmatic revenue sharing at its core. Apps build on Monaco to access deep liquidity, a global network of traders, and a share of network revenue collected. The programmatic revenue share redistributes infrastructure trading fees back to front ends, traders, and market makers. This produces a unified layer of trust which aligns incentives across parties. https://www.0xmonaco.com/

    38 min

  2. JAN 11

    AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 75) - Euan Sinclair

    Originally from New Zealand, Euan Sinclair is an option trader with twenty five years of professional trading experience and holds a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Bristol. He is the author of "Positional Trading", "Options Trading" and "Volatility Trading".  This interview discusses his latest work "The Thetapig Letters"

    47 min
  3. AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 74) - Greg Guttas, Head of OTC, and Simon Nursey, Head of Derivs @Flowdesk

    05/19/2025

    AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 74) - Greg Guttas, Head of OTC, and Simon Nursey, Head of Derivs @Flowdesk

    In this episode, we sit down with Greg Guttas, Head of OTC, and Simon Nursey, Head of Derivatives at Flowdesk, to explore the evolution from traditional finance to crypto trading at one of the most sophisticated OTC desks in the space. Greg and Simon bring deep experience from major French banks—Greg specializing in ETF creation/redemption flow, and Simon having spent 17 years as Global Head of FX Options at BNP Paribas. They share war stories from the trading floor, explain complex mechanisms like in-kind vs cash redemptions, and unpack how FX vol surfaces were traded during pivotal global moments. For more information about Flowdesk visit: https://www.flowdesk.co/otc-trading/

    47 min

  4. 05/05/2025

    AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 73) - Chris Chung, CEO and Co-founder @TitanDex.io

    Titan provides users with the best swap price by searching through Solana’s on-chain liquidity through trusted sources. It then deploys revolutionary routing algorithms based on cutting-edge mathematics to determine the best price a user can get when trading any token.  Contact: info@titandex.io WebSite: https://titandex.io/ App: https://app.titandex.io/welcome

    22 min

  5. 01/09/2025

    AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 72) - Guillaume Lamber, CEO and Founder @Panoptic

    Panoptic integrates with Uniswap v3 and v4, offering perpetual options on all assets available on one of the world's largest decentralized exchanges. Panoptic's Ethereum launch opens the platform to the public, unlocking new opportunities for LPs and traders to create calls, puts, perps, and advanced risk hedging positions on any digital asset on Uniswap. Panoptic is backed by Uniswap Labs Ventures and other industry leaders, including Greenfield Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Jane Street, and gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC). Links: https://linktr.ee/panopticxyz

    40 min

  6. 01/02/2025

    AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 71) - Bulat Kaliev, CPO @BABB & @ReDeFi

    Bulat Kaliev is the Chief Product Officer at BABB and ReDeFi.  Bulat has an extensive background in crypto and follows the crypto AI space very closely.  We chat about his views on the AI space as well as his roles as Chief Product Officer at both BABB and ReDeFi.  BABB aims to deliver accessible, secure, convenient and cost-effective peer-to-peer mobile banking services. Regulated Decentralised Finance is an FCA-registered startup based in the UK, ReDeFi aims to disrupt the existing operational framework of moving assets by enhancing velocity, veracity of transactions, and security within a thoughtfully designed regulatory structure. ReDeFi is designed to be more accessible and affordable than traditional financial systems. Designed to be more transparent and accountable.

    30 min

  7. 12/19/2024

    AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 70) - Stephan Lutz, CEO @BitMEX

    A pioneering cryptocurrency exchange known for its advanced trading features, BitMEX specializes in derivatives trading with up to 100x leverage through the creation of Perpetual contracts. Catering to professional traders, the platform offers perpetual swaps, futures contracts, and a robust API for high-frequency trading. Renowned for its liquidity and deep order books, BitMEX has become a key player in the crypto derivatives space. Stephan Lutz is the CEO and CFO of BitMEX. He initially joined the company in 2021 as the CFO and was appointed as the group's CEO during late 2022 - one of crypto's most colourful periods. Stephan has been instrumental in driving the exchange's position as one of the crypto derivatives market leaders. It is under his direction that the decision was made for BitMEX to pivot back to its successful origins, with an emphasis placed upon providing professional and institutional traders with a derivatives trading platform that caters to their key needs of liquidity, performance and reliability. Before BitMEX, he was a Senior Partner at PwC for close to a decade, where he advised many of the world's largest financial institutions. Prior to PwC, he held senior positions with Deutsche Börse. His career began in corporate finance and equities trading at Dresdner Bank AG (now Commerzbank AG). Stephan is married with twin boys and enjoys competing in dance in his leisure time.

    52 min
  8. AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 69) Marc Tillement, Director of the Pyth Data Association @Pyth Network

    10/29/2024

    AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 69) Marc Tillement, Director of the Pyth Data Association @Pyth Network

    The Pyth Network is an oracle solution built on Solana designed to provide real-time, high-quality financial market data to blockchain applications. Pyth aims to bring accurate pricing information, especially for fast-moving markets like crypto, equities, forex, and commodities, to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on Solana and other blockchains via cross-chain protocols. Website: https://www.pyth.network/

    35 min
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Amberdata Derivatives is an institutional grade crypto options analytics platform. Director of Derivatives, Greg Magadini, interviews titans in the crypto vol. trading space, as well as traditional markets vol. traders and other successful traders. 

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