Selling volatility and insuring tail risks are far riskier propositions than many imagined. These products and practices are proving to be a significant source of large, uncapped losses threatening to impair once-hearty franchises. We are witnessing perhaps the fastest, most significant structural shift in the history of the financial services sector.
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