From Hedging to Harnessing Volatility: RBC & CAIS Capital Markets on What’s Next for Advisors (EP. 26)

In this episode of CAIS Live Conversations: Building With Alts, CAIS Co-President Brad Walker sits down with Amy Wu Silverman, Head of Derivatives Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, joined by Marc Premselaar, Head of Capital Markets at CAIS. Recorded live from CAIS Summit 2025, the conversation explores what Amy calls a “volatility regime,” the growing role of retail investors in options markets, and how defined-outcome and structured strategies are evolving to meet advisor needs. From AI to correlation risk, Amy and Marc weigh in on how education and innovation can help financial advisors translate complex market dynamics into actionable portfolio insights. Chapter 1: Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty (00:02:06) Chapter 2: The “Paddling Duck” Market (00:05:18) Chapter 3: Structured Notes as a Toolkit (00:09:14) Chapter 4: When Fear Flipped Sides (00:12:16) Chapter 5: Volatility as an Asset Class (00:14:01) Chapter 6: Bridging the Gap With Customization (00:18:21) Chapter 7: All One Trade (00:21:18) Chapter 8: Correlation Risk and the Domino Effect (00:23:26) Chapter 9: Crypto’s Next Chapter (00:27:02) Chapter 10: FOMO as the New Risk (00:29:00)