Trust the Signal
Dispatches from the trading floor — filtering signal from noise.
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Trust the Signal
The Liquidity Mirage in Private Credit
Many LPs are confusing duration for stability. Who owns the duration — and why the next liquidity event will catch people off guard.
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Many LPs are confusing duration for stability. A frank conversation about basis risk, the dealer balance sheet, and who owns the duration when liquidity dries up.
Weekly memos from Silvia, straight from the trading floor.
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Many LPs are confusing duration for stability.
Who owns the duration — and why the next liquidity event will catch people off guard.
A frank conversation about basis risk and the dealer balance sheet.
Dispatches from the trading floor — filtering signal from noise.
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