Correlation in Multi-Asset Books

Why diversification fails exactly when you need it.

4 Lessons8m total

Correlation measures co-movement over a sample window. In crises, correlations toward risky assets often rise — diversification benefits shrink.

Course Overview

Why diversification fails exactly when you need it.

✓Core concepts explained with market context

✓Practical examples tied to real instruments

✓Risk-aware framing — educational only

✓Next-step links across the VegaDeck curriculum

Correlation measures co-movement over a sample window. In crises, correlations toward risky assets often rise — diversification benefits shrink.

FX, rates, equities, and crypto can share hidden factors (dollar liquidity, risk appetite). Stress tests should shock multiple legs simultaneously.

Report the window and frequency used to estimate correlation. Rolling correlations change — static matrices go stale quickly.

Educational only · not investment advice · Risk disclosures

7 Lessons · 56m

1A Desk-Style Position Sizing FrameworkRisk per trade, account heat, and why leverage is not a strategy.8m▢

2Correlation in Multi-Asset BooksWhy diversification fails exactly when you need it.8mContinue Learning

3Margin Calls and Forced LiquidationFrom initial margin to stop-out levels.8m▢

4News Trading PitfallsLatency, revisions, and headline vs detail.8m▢

5Stop Orders: Market, Limit, and Gap RiskHow stops behave when liquidity thins.8m▢

6Trading Journals That Desks Actually UseProcess notes, not screenshot trophies — how to review without fooling yourself.8m▢

7Weekend and Event Gap RiskWhen markets reopen away from your stop.8m▢

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