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An audience with Capstone CEO Paul Britton: What the Lehman crash taught me about markets

Capstone’s co-founder says many successful large institutional investors have been lucky, not smart, and are carrying more risk than ever before

By David Ricketts
After taking a beating during the financial crisis, Capstone's chief is on a mission not to get caught out again
After taking a beating during the financial crisis, Capstone's chief is on a mission not to get caught out again Photo: Danilo Agutoli

Investors hate nothing more than uncertainty. Paul Britton, however, is someone who thrives on it.

The 48-year-old chief executive of specialist derivatives house Capstone Investment Advisors is on a brief trip to London from the US when Financial News pays a visit to the firm’s offices just off Regent Street.

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