Portfolio Protection Simulator
Pick a real market event, add illustrative portfolio holdings, simulate how the portfolio could behave and what protection could do.
Sources & method — real historical data
Index data is real month-end closes for the four benchmarks — S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, IBEX 35 and MSCI World — from public market data, 2000–2026. Because they are month-end closes, drawdowns are slightly milder than intraday headline figures.
Portfolio engine. Each holding maps to its benchmark; "if it happened today" applies that index's real path, weighted by each holding's live-priced value. Prices come from the Lórien database; the cost of protection is computed by the Lórien hedge engine. Educational only.
Override current portfolio?
Are you sure you want to override the current sample? Any positions you've added will be replaced.
How protection works
A plain-English look at protecting a portfolio against big drops. Educational only — not investment advice.
What is downside protection?
It's a way to set a floor under your portfolio — like insurance. If markets fall hard, your losses stop at a level you choose (say, 95% of today's value). If markets rise, you keep most of the upside, minus the cost of the protection.
What does it cost?
Like insurance, protection has a premium — typically a small percentage of the value you protect each year. The deeper the protection and the longer the horizon, the more it costs. The simulator shows an estimated range.
What it can't do
It won't make you money — it caps your downside, it doesn't add upside. In calm markets it's a small drag. It's also modelled on past crises, which never repeat exactly. Real protection involves specific products and a licensed adviser.
Ready to try it?
Run your own numbers in the simulator, then talk to a licensed financial adviser about setting it up for real.