Quote from atticus:
I'll leave it here... risk-management aside, you've got it backwards, what you're really doing is asking 300 traders to fund YOUR trading method. They can't short WFC if Buffett announces a stake? No GM, AIG, etc? I personally wouldn't trade against the flow on a Buffett story or into a de facto ch11 scenario, but I can't imagine who would sign-on to allow the boss to dictate what tickers they can trade, let alone forcing them to pay for some fractional-hedge in long vol. Trading is a meritocracy, and you're employing a collective-model based upon your opinions on what and how to trade. You're looking for 300 people to trade your method with their deposits, and that's one of many reasons it's DOA. If you want to trade options, then allow the traders to trade them, but you can't dictate a hedge, only a loss and position-limit.
It will only appeal to the bottom-decile performers, as they will take any deal.