Had a really interesting conversation with @matt_levine about the intersection of technology and finance, coming to an Internets near you in the not too distant future.
I definitely learned something; hope everyone will enjoy it.
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Therefore, a borrower running a business with high variance (like a tech company with unproven model or a biotech firm) can get a loan which they’d probably not qualify for under traditional underwriting standards (“Where’s your cash flow?!”) by bundling implicit option premium.
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That’s kind of beautiful: the very fact that your business is risky de-risks the offering enough such that you can access the money necessary to take your risky shot.
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btw, wouldn't this not quite be as true--with illiquidity and continued vol? or at least much more complicated
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