Podcasts by The Derivative

Marrying Fundamental Factors into Commodity Quant with Patrik Safvenblad of VOLT CM from 2023-11-16T16:37:35

Thanksgiving is just a week away in the US, marking the end of an excellent year for The Derivative and we're inviting you to join us at the podcast table for a bountiful episode delving int...

A brief history of Corn, food co valuations, GMO vs non GMO, and a guacable chip with Zack’s Mighty founder Zack Gazzaniga from 2023-11-09T17:56:09

Get ready to savor an episode of The Derivative that's anything but run-of-the-(corn) mill, featuring a guest who's serving up some fresh and unconventional perspectives. That's righ...

Trend Following Asset Allocations with Jon Robinson of Blueprint from 2023-10-26T16:40:18

In the constantly changing and often unpredictable industry that is wealth management, is it possible to systematize an asset allocation approach? Might you even apply trend following to the pro...

Systematic Commodity Trading (without Trend) with Jae-Min Hyun of NWOne from 2023-10-05T18:08:16

In commodity trading, where volatility reigns supreme, finding an edge can be daunting. In this episode of The Derivative, we switch up our normal Commodity Trading talk with our non-trend follo...

A Philly Alts Steak: Talking Commodities, Stacking, and Systematic with Auspice, Newfound & Campbell from 2023-09-28T18:03:43

Philadelphia is renowned for various iconic symbols, including the Liberty Bell, Rocky Balboa, the famous Philly cheesesteak, and, most recently, RCM's Live Panel Discussion "Is 60/40 D...

Opportunities in Option Mutual Funds with Russ Kellites from 2023-09-21T15:57:53

In the ever-evolving world of finance, change is the only constant. Like the shifting tides of the market, options trading has transformed from monthly expirations to weekly and even daily strik...

Long/Short Commodities with Emil van Essen & Bryan Kiernan of Katonah/EVE from 2023-09-14T19:24:47

From front-running commodity index rolls to trading spreads, we're taking you on a bit of a historic journey with Emil Van Essen and Bryan Kiernan of Katonah Eve. Join us as we explore the e...

Portfolios of Power Futures with AMPD ETF’s Tim Kramer from 2023-08-31T16:11:53

Is electricity a commodity?  If not, why not? If so, how do you get exposure with the demand for electricity set to possibly outstrip the world's forthcoming technological advancements.  Joi...

Why Systematic? Why CTA? Why Now? A panel event with Mercer, Campbell, EMC Capital, & Resolve from 2023-07-27T17:13:27

Why Systematic? Why CTA? Why Now? These are common questions on the minds of many professionals in the Managed Futures field. On this episode of the Derivative podcast, host Jeff Malec takes on ...

Trend Following Plus Nothing with Jerry Parker from 2023-07-20T17:50:15

What do you do when you’ve already done everything there is to do in trend. Managed billion of dollars: check. One of first to run a trend following mutual fund: check. Trend following on indivi...

The World of Equity Hedging, Part II with Jason Buck from 2023-07-13T17:44:16

Jason Buck is back in this follow-up, Part II episode rehashing all the goings on at Global EQD '23, and he's continuing the conversation on equity market hedging, not to mention interes...

Volatility (LIVE IN VEGAS) panel discussion from 2023-06-29T19:37:16

We're doubling down on the knowledge and taking you through the high-stakes world of Volatility with a special "Derivative Podcast" straight from the world's entertainment capi...

Replicating Babies, Trend Following, Hedge Funds, and Warren Buffet with Corey Hoffstein from 2023-06-15T19:56:50

If a replicant in the 1980s sci-fi classic Blade Runner was a genetically engineered, bio-enhanced person with para-physical capabilities, "composed entirely of organic substance," cre...

Global EQD ’23 Breakdown with Jason Buck (part 1) from 2023-06-08T20:00:19

Didn’t get the chance to head to Vegas for the Global EQD conference. No worries. We’ve got you covered.

We're teaming up with the one and only Jason Buck of Mutiny Funds, he of many...

The Current state of Commercial Real Estate: Armageddon or Overblown? Setting things straight with Matt Lasky of Equity Velocity Funds from 2023-06-01T20:43:35

We’re back! Hitting first up with the question of where the current state of Commercial Real Estate is at since COVID. Is the market coming back? Were the hits too hard with everyone out of the ...

Adding Spreads and Options to Trend Following, with Moritz Seibert from 2023-05-11T16:32:57

We’re back in the trend space this week, diving into the pros and cons of classic trend following, as well as exploring new methods of trend, including building new “markets” with calendar sprea...

AI isn’t coming…it’s already here, with Adam Butler and Taylor Pearson from 2023-05-04T19:31:36

How fast is the fast moving world of AI moving after the launch of Chat GPT and crazy pace of new apps and tools. It turns out…. Really Fast!  There’s AI tools that can write blog posts, create ...

Alt (Digital) Trend Following with Sarah Schroeder of Coinbase Asset Mgmt. from 2023-04-27T16:12:13

How do you get a job at a top quant shop?  With a little love from grandma?! How do you navigate a systematic strategy in the fast-moving world of digital assets? On this episode of The Derivati...

Stories for Traders: A Trend followers’ journey through it all with Andrew Strasman of Totem Asset Group from 2023-04-13T18:31:24

Have you ever wondered how successful traders make their fortunes in the markets? In this episode of The Derivative Podcast, we explore the world of trend following with a master in the field, A...

What are the Options for tech employee Options, With Bryce Emo of Sidecar Financial from 2023-04-06T19:47:18

Today’s episode we are passengers on Bryce Emo’s rig, as we ride along and chat about how his company Sidecar Financial assists in providing private company shareholders the knowledge and networ...

Searching for Volatile Macro Environments with Alfonso Peccatiello, The Macro Compass from 2023-03-30T18:56:23

What was the short-lived SVB baking crisis all about?  Has it forced the Fed’s hand?  Are we done tightening? Lots of Macro questions so who better to dig into it with than the appropriately nic...

The Conscientious Culture behind Risk Control with Kapil Rastogi of PlusPlus from 2023-03-23T19:49:46

As investors and traders, we all strive for success in the markets. But what sets the best apart from the rest? According to Kapil Rastogi, the President and co-founder of PlusPlus Capital Manag...

Setting the record straight – Trend following: the proof is in the track record with Marty Bergin of DUNN Capital from 2023-03-16T18:12:30

When it comes to investing, there are countless strategies to choose from, each with its own set of pros and cons. One strategy that has stood the test of time is trend following, a technique th...

WTF?! Will 0DTE Cause Gammageddon? With Mike Green and Craig Peterson from 2023-03-09T17:24:28

WTF is “Gammageddon”?  What do 0DTE options have to do with it?  Should I be fearful? Should I be greedy? We’re getting into all of it in this episode where we dig into just what zero ...

You still don’t have enough Trend Following or Foreign Equity exposure with Meb Faber from 2023-03-02T20:52:34

Grab your favorite trucker hat/baseball cap, and settle in for this episode where Jeff picks Meb Faber’s brain on everything from skiing to picking an investment advisor because they can get you...

Volatility as an Asset Class with Jason Buck, Zed Francis, Rodrigo Gordillo, and Luke Rahbari from 2023-02-23T21:15:09

We’re back this week bringing you the second half of our Miami event - sharing the open discussion and panel portion that focused on volatility as an asset class. The panel was quite the collect...

We’re Back!! Talking Trend, Miami, and Volatility with Nasdaq’s Kevin Davitt from 2023-02-16T17:54:27

We're back with a new episode of The Derivative, and this time we're talking all things trend-following, Miami, and volatility with Kevin Davitt from Nasdaq.

This episode starts by clarif...

Why hasn’t “VOL” done better amidst stock market losses in 2022 with Logica’s Wayne Himelsein from 2022-12-08T21:26:48

Despite the market being down substantially this year, bouncing around inside of bear market territory, it's been a bit of a challenging year for long-vol traders. Simply put, the Vol spikes we’...

What the hell is going on in logistics and is there any relief in sight? with Woodson Dunavant from 2022-11-17T21:26:25

This week on the Derivative we're doing it a little differently sharing our platforms with RCM's Agriculture podcast, The Hedged Edge. The Hedged Edge is back online with a guest who could be it...

Getting Long Skew in Short (term) trading models, with Quest Partner's President, Michael Harris from 2022-11-03T19:45:39

Jeff loves it when he sits across from someone who, like him, has been in the niche-managed futures part of the investment world for their entire career. There’s not all that many of them, and t...

Being a GenZ’er during Crypto Winter with @DeadCaitBounce's Caitlin Cook from 2022-10-25T15:19:46

How do all these smart people end up in the crypto space? Versus the hedge fund world or traditional finance, or doctor/lawyer, etc.  And how do investors separate the signal from the noise...

WTF is LDI, and What’s working in Vol Trading with Zed Francis of Convexitas from 2022-10-13T17:40:03

Cover the kid’s ears… because we’re going back to our WTF format to ask what the actual Fingazi is going over in the UK with the bank of England raising rates, then buying a bunch of Gilts to sa...

Is there room for a VIX competitor, SPIKES founder Simon Ho sure thinks so. from 2022-10-06T18:46:05

How do you create a new futures contract?  You need an exchange. And you need something that changes in price, like a commodity market – or a financial index. This week we're diving deep in...

Hurricanes, Cat Bonds, and the Billions at Risk with Dr. Jeff Masters and Chris McKeown from 2022-09-29T18:45:23

Otherworldly forces can affect the market and hurt it just as much. Hurricane Ian continues to bring surges, winds, and flooding to Florida, and we have our own hurricane swirling around the set...

The Game of Trading with SIG Alums Kris A, Tina L, & Steiner from 2022-09-22T20:37:55

We have a little saying over here on The Derivative, The More, The Merrier, and on this week's episode of The Derivative, we're not chatting with one guest, but THREE! Class m...

Trends, Inflation Protection, & Getting Investors to the Finish Line with Eric Crittenden of Standpoint from 2022-09-15T19:40:22

In the chaotic world we’ve endured since 2020, it turns out all you needed was an outlier-loving strategy to get you through the storm. We’re talking managed futures and trend following in parti...

Nobody is prepared for a 2nd leg down, with Ari Bergmann of Penso Advisors from 2022-09-08T19:01:19

It's not every day you get to sit down with a Volatility veteran with over 30 years of experience…..Well, maybe it’s a bit more common here on the Derivative than elsewhere, but we’ve got a spec...

The Business of Staying Wealthy with Homer Smith of Konvergent Wealth from 2022-09-01T15:58:13

For those lucky few who’ve sold a business, inherited wealth, or otherwise find themselves in the enviable position of staying wealthy, not getting wealthy – the investment game can be more abou...

There’s no Stupid Options questions, just Stupid Options Courses, SurgiFi attends Benn Eifert’s Class from 2022-08-23T21:08:07

Summer’s nearly over and class is definitely back in session for this episode, as we're about to get schooled on options and trying to separate the scams from the science. This week we're delive...

Using the Laws of Trading to find our edge with Agustin Lebron from 2022-08-11T18:02:43

We’re breaking the law...the laws of trading, that is! On this episode of the Derivative, we're joined by Agustin Lebron, who started his career as an engineer and turned prop trader (you'd be s...

It's not whether commodities keep going up, it's whether they remain distinct and volatile with Tim Pickering of Auspice from 2022-08-04T20:46:41

This week we're adding a different twist to our typical episode, and we're diving into WHY Commodities can be accretive in your portfolio with Tim Pickering (Listen

YOLO is BS, and Investing as just one Dimension of Wealth with Brian Portnoy of Shaping Wealth from 2022-07-28T19:05:12

Will the real Portnoy please stand up? This week's guest may not be rating pizzas worldwide in one bite, but he is an expert at simplifying the complex world of money — we're sitting down with t...

Don’t Call it Private Equity, Seeking Value (and Tax Alpha) in Small Business with Adam Tkaczuk from 2022-07-21T17:30:50

It's not every day you get to talk about investing and food in the same conversation, and this week, refinancing, restructuring, and investing in niche businesses is on the menu with Adam Tkaczu...

Covering Calls and Charting Curves with Jay Soloff of Investors Alley from 2022-07-14T20:44:19

You may know this week's guest as a Kansas City Chief and sometime Royals fan on Twitter, but he has more than one connection to Kansas City. Jay Soloff ( Listen

Cotton the Canary, Why it’s a leading indicator, and how it’s traded with Ron Lawson from 2022-07-07T18:54:49

Are the Fed’s hikes starting to dampen inflation? Oil, grains, and metals have all fallen from their highs. But the rarely spoken of Cotton market was one of the first to crack…falling from 1.58...

Trend Following Crypto with Leigh Drogen of Starkiller​ from 2022-06-30T17:27:51

What should we make of the recent crypto crash?  A sign this is all a scam? Or just another dip in the cycle? Gather round; you're in for an interesting chat with the Church of the Flying S...

TIPS, Options & Rates. Increased Volatility environments with Nancy Davis from 2022-06-23T22:09:19

This week's guest may be new to Twitter (@nancy__davis), but she's certainly not new to the wide world of volatility in all its won...

It’s Not a Fed Put, it’s a Fed Short Call! And more inflation thoughts with StoneX’s Vincent Deluard from 2022-06-16T19:55:41

In this week's episode, Jeff talks with StoneX's Global Macro Strategist, Vincent Deluard @VincentDeluard, who authors weekly res...

Algorithmic Sports Betting, Trading Metals to Trending Commodities, & Crypto’s Future with Charlie McGarraugh of Blockchain.com from 2022-06-09T18:52:35

We're taking flight and zooming over to the big bend for a cheerio chat with Charlie McGarraugh, an ex-midwesterner turned londonite. Charlie is the Chief Strategy Officer at Blockchain.com and ...

What happens in Vegas…. Gets Dished on this Pod. Overheard at a Derivatives Conference, Part 1 from 2022-06-02T19:51:13

Viva Las EQ Derivatives... This week Jeff journeys back to the Windy City from Sin City, where he is joined by a special guest, Mutiny's very own Jason Buck Listen

Wine as an Asset Class: Demands, Dilemmas, & Distribution with Vinovest's Anthony Zhang from 2022-05-26T18:14:49

You're driving down the winding roads of Napa Valley, visiting the countless wineries, taking in the beautiful scenery, and enjoying the various pairings of meats, cheeses, and palate cleansers....

Vol Arb, Rates Vol, Dispersion, & Risk Premium. Part II with Noel Smith from 2022-05-19T18:04:59

We're back for part two with Noel Smith – where we dig into the types of options and volatility strategies, he employs for his Convex AM hedge fund.  For the background on why he’s worth li...

Setting the Risk Parity Record Straight (it’s NOT just stocks/bonds) with Resolve’s Rodrigo Gordillo and Mike Philbrick from 2022-05-12T21:13:27

We’re talking with the purveyors of one of the best performing mutual funds thus far in 2022, the dynamically shifting asset allocator, RDMIX (past performance is not necessarily indicative of f...

The Glory Days, Market Making & Trading Options at the CBOE with Noel Smith of Convex AM from 2022-05-05T21:10:29

This week, we're painting the picture of what life on Chicago's option trading floors was like at the CBOE...but there's a catch — we put it all on the table and needed two episodes! Today's gue...

Trend Following, Signal Deterioration, & Crypto Modelling With Quant Artur Sepp from 2022-04-28T17:02:24

This week, we're adding another stamp to our Derivative passport and traveling to Zurich, Switzerland, as we talk to the Head of Systematic Solutions and Portfolio Construction at Sygnum Bank's ...

What’s New about the New -1x/+2x VIX ETFs SVIX and UVIX, w/ Stuart Barton, Jim Carroll & Vance Harwood from 2022-04-21T19:46:45

A little over four years since 2018’s Volmageddon, and 2 years after TVIX got terminated – two new VIX ETF’s were recently launched – the 1x short VIX exposure SVIX and 2x long VIX exposure UVIX...

Using Emotions to Make Better Decisions and Deliver Results with ReThink’s Denise Shull from 2022-04-14T16:17:42

Forget about not being emotional in your investment process. Tap into those emotions! According to today's guest Denise Shull, that is the recipe for success. Denise is the Founder of the ReThin...

Hedge Funds vs ETFs, Passive vs Active, 70s Inflation vs Now, & Commodities vs CTAs with Simplify's Mike Green from 2022-04-07T14:49:03

What exactly does a chief strategist do? Besides picking fights with Bitcoin HODLers on Twitter… And how exactly does one of the most prominent voices on the dangers of ...

Why is intraday trading so hard, Where is the ES liquidity, and When are most market moves happening (overnight), with Deepfield’s CEO, Bastian Bolesta from 2022-03-31T17:54:36

Who in the right mind would choose to make a living day trading stock index futures? It must be one of the most competitive, most challenging arenas out there with HFT and 10s of billions of dol...

The Trillions of Dollars tracking Three Million Indices, with F.T.'s Finance Correspondent, Robin Wigglesworth from 2022-03-24T17:05:47

Interesting times in the world bring interesting guests to the show. And, there's no better time than now to sit down with a global finance correspondent, especially with the U.S. unleashing the...

Commodity Volatility, Global Macro, and Trend Following with Alan Dunne from Archive Capital from 2022-03-17T17:46:38

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The luck of the Irish is on our side as we celebrate today's episode with Dubliner Alan Dunne, CEO and Founder of Archive Capital, a boutique multi-asset and investment ...

Vol Persistence, The Unholy Trinity of Risk, and the (100 yr) Dragon Portfolio for our 100th episode with Chris Cole from 2022-03-10T18:43:23

Picture this...Downtown Chicago...December 2019 B.C. (Before COVID)...The RCM crew is venturing out to a small studio ready to record the first episode of The Derivative, with no video or clue w...

A Macro take on Russia’s Gambit, Oil, Gold, Bitcoin and more with Luke Gromen from 2022-03-03T23:14:35

Oil prices spiking. Wheat at new highs. A bid in Bitcoin. Russia’s invasion on its neighbor, Ukraine, got the world's attention and moved all sorts of markets. While our human side rallies aroun...

VIX in the 30s, talking market shocks and VIX spikes with Brian Stutland of Equity Armor from 2022-02-24T23:05:36

With news of Russia invading Ukraine, it was as scary, market-wise, as it’s been since March of 2020 with global stock indices selling off rapidly overnight to send the Nasdaq into bear market t...

Trend following. The dynamic systems & strategies that make up a modern CTA, w/ EMCs John Krautsack from 2022-02-17T22:25:53

From his days as a clerk in the S&P pits to becoming Chairman and CEO of EMC Capital, John Krautsack is here to tell us about his journey in the futures industry — and nothing is off limits!...

High Frequency Trading and Systematic Macro Funds with Matthew Hanna of Teza Technology from 2022-02-10T22:37:47

There are not a lot of Florida Gator fans in Utah, just like there are few firms that move from high-frequency trading (HFT) into the mutual fund space. That's why Matthew Hanna from Teza Capita...

Wood is Good! With the Lords of Lumber: Stinson Dean and Kyle Little from 2022-02-03T23:37:51

Timmberrrrr...welcome to the world of lumber! We’re laying the lumber in this episode talking through an exciting world some know as timber; others as fiber or wood, and the futures world as Lum...

Protecting the Portfolio not with Long Vol, but with Long Gamma, with Convexitas from 2022-01-27T19:38:34

When in Rome do as the Romans do?...Did they have convexity? They had the word, convexitas, and in this episode, we are joined by not one, but TWO brainiacs in the option and vol space, Dev...

Talking Tech, VC, eSports, Uranium, Bitcoin & more with Dr. Chris Dark from 2022-01-20T23:21:22

Now we’re cooking! We’re turning up the heat and bringing an abundance of flavor in this episode with a special guest who discusses venture capital, working capital, adds in a dash of e-sports a...

Emissions Trading and Carbon Allowance Futures with Michael Azlen from 2022-01-13T22:03:09

We're taking a trip across the pond to London in this episode and diving into the carbon markets and emissions trading with Michael Azlen, CEO and founder of Carbon Cap Fund and Management. Whet...

2021's Vol moves, 2022's outlook, Meme stocks, Option Flows and KAI with Cem Karsan from 2022-01-06T21:46:57

We're kickstarting the 2022 season of The Derivative with fan-favorite - Cem Karsan. In this episode, the FinTwit star better known as Listen

The Bitcoin ETF parade and Grayscale Trust, with Jason Urban of Galaxy Digital from 2021-11-20T18:02:01

Join us in this, our last episode of the year, where we’re talking Crypto and Bitcoin ETFs with Jason Urban, Global Co-Head of Trading at Galaxy Digital – which is perhaps better known as the fo...

A Multi PM (Global) Macro Masterclass with Markian Zyga from 2021-11-13T16:08:43

In this episode, we shed some light on one of the largest groups you’ve maybe never heard of, whose new “mission” is to seek out incredible trading talent and blend them together in a multi-PM G...

Attaining an Allocator's Edge with Phil Huber from 2021-11-04T20:47:29

This week is a cage match of a pod, going point/counterpoint on every Alt from private equity to fine art to digital assets with Phil Huber and the knowledge he’s about to drop in his upcoming n...

Convex (CONVX) to the Core with Certeza’s Brett Nelson from 2021-10-28T20:13:44

In this episode, we sit down again with one of the OGs of VIX futures trading & options, Brett Nelson, CEO of Certeza Asset Management, and discuss their new mutual fund — Convex Core and ho...

Weigh More than You Wanted to Know About Meat, with AgriTrend’s Simon Quilty from 2021-10-14T17:17:49

In this week's pod, we're doing something new and digging into the derivative market's Ag roots in our first "Way more than you need to Know" series, starting with the Global Meat Markets. Joini...

Reimagining Risk and Reinsurance (& Cat Bonds) with Chris McKeown of Vantage Risk from 2021-10-07T17:45:17

We’re looking into the far reaches of the search for yield in this episode, diving into investors’ interest in so-called Cat Bonds, or catastrophe bonds, and the world of reinsurance and ILS (in...

Why Whales Tails Whip Up Market Tremors with Hari Krishnan from 2021-09-30T18:34:27

How do large delta hedging flows of market makers tie in with Central Bank quantitative easing? How do ETF rebalancing’s and structured note issuer movements shift markets? We sit down with opti...

Blissfully Buying BB Bonds with Greg Obenshain of Verdad Capital from 2021-09-23T18:55:09

In this episode, we're stepping away from our ordinary world of futures and options to find out why boring old corporate bonds aren't all that boring after all. Join our conversation with Greg O...

Researching the Risks of Return Stacking with Corey Hoffstein & Rodrigo Gordillo from 2021-09-16T19:50:54

Jeff is “stacking” two guests in this episode, welcoming 1. Corey Hoffstein, CIO and co-founder of Newfound Research, host of Flirting with Models Podcast, and co-conspirator on the Pirates of F...

Digging Deep into ETFs with Davie Nadig of ETF Trends from 2021-09-09T17:27:14

How is the ETF sausage made? Who creates the filling? The casing? Who buys it at the store? What other meat is it replacing?  We dig into all these tasty morsels and more with this episode’...

Options to Trend Following, and Back Again with Scot Billington of Covenant Cap. from 2021-09-02T20:09:36

We jump back into some VIX and Volatility discussion with this week’s episode but also get to talk about trend following’s rise and fall (and rise again?) over the past decade. We’ve got Scot Bi...

Valuations….Are you F*&^ing Insane, with Howard Lindzon from 2021-08-26T18:15:05

Our guest this episode is surely not a stranger to our listeners, with his voice reaching far and wide via StockTwits, the Panic with Friends podcast, his ever-changing Twitter handle (Listen

Charting a Chinese Commodities Course with Fred Schutzman of Abingdon Global from 2021-08-19T20:16:19

What do you do when trends stop appearing for the quarter of a billion dollars you manage? Where do you go to find markets like the ‘good old days’ for trend following? Our guest for this episod...

BITFD & Wake the F Up with Ben Hunt of Epsilon Theory from 2021-08-12T19:47:04

Over 100,000 investors in 180 countries listen to Ben Hunt, founder of Second Foundation Partners and the Epsilon Theory blog, debunk the latest narrative machines in each of his opus-like post....

Behind the Buffered Notes Bonanza With Joe Halpern of Exceed Investments from 2021-08-05T20:00:08

Who hasn’t been pitched a buffered note at this point? Participate in the upside and get credited back the first 10% in losses. What could go wrong?  There are billions of dollars of these ...

"Maybe I’m the Retail Idiot" with Bill Brewster from 2021-07-29T16:57:07

Dive into this fun chat with the equally irreverent and intelligent Bill Brewster, the self-made value investor in the style of Warren Buffet who dishes on twitter Listen

Teams of Options to Tackle the Tails with Jerry Haworth of 36 South from 2021-07-22T19:42:30

We’re excited to have one of the pioneers of options trading on this episode, Jerry Haworth -  Founder and CIO of renowned option and tail risk firm 36 South. In this wide-ranging talk, we ...

The Kaoboy of Convertible Arb with Michael Kao from 2021-07-15T19:37:37

Saddle up everybody, because we’ve got the UrbanKaoboy on this episode, who’s ridden everything from ponies to draft horses to mustangs over his 30+ years in the investment game, doing commoditi...

Engineering, Exponentials, Enigmas, and Equations with Breaking the Market’s Matt Hollerbach from 2021-07-08T18:16:17

What is it about engineers and seeing the world through a quant lens?  We’ve talked to plenty of quants who have an engineering mindset; but this episode’s guest is an actual engineer – doi...

The Kid who Kaptures Kurtosis with Kris Sidial of Ambrus Group from 2021-07-01T18:28:30

Our guest this episode has quickly become one of the must follows on FinTwit with his mixture of motivational messaging and market savvy. Kris Sidial is the Co-CIO of The Ambrus Group, a volatil...

Tis This Inflation Transitory with CME Group Economist Erik Norland from 2021-06-24T19:18:16

There’s a new word in the financial lexicon. Transitory. And it all has to do with whether recent moves higher in prices of everything from lumber to copper to labor are the first signs of 1970s...

Sowing the Seeds of AI Strategies with Howard Siow of Taaffeite Capital Management from 2021-06-17T20:36:04

Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic in every walk of life, and perhaps no more so than in the world of hedge funds and alternative investments. Howard Siow, Founding Principal and CEO at Taaf...

Carefully Constructing a Cockroach (portfolio) with Mutiny Funds Jason Buck and Taylor Pearson from 2021-06-10T18:24:56

Who in their right mind would name an investment strategy after cockroaches?  Well, probably the guys who view themselves as staging a mutiny against traditional portfolio construction and ...

Blame it on the Bossa Nova with New Market Wizard Tom Basso from 2021-05-27T18:29:22

How do you get included in a Market Wizards book? How do you get a whole Michael Covel book written about you? You move from charting markets on graph paper to point and figure charts to running...

WTF ^%$# is Happening With Crypto?? from 2021-05-20T18:29:19

We’re talking with two ‘in the crypto weeds’ traders/asset managers, Ben Upward of Synchronicity and Gary Basin, about crypto’s -30% one day drop, coinbase, the most surprising (& scariest) ...

Allocating Assets and Attracting Allocators with Ted Seides from 2021-05-13T18:57:25

From actual capital allocator to branding his book and podcast “Capital Allocator,” Ted Seides has one of the biggest banks of knowledge in the capital allocation game. He’s a well-known author ...

The NON-Wisdom of Crowds with Nigol Koulajian of Quest Partners from 2021-05-06T20:21:39

In through the nose – out through the mouth. In through the nose – out through the mouth.

You’ve now joined a headspace where we think you’re prepped to focus in and become one with today...

Turning the Tables: Trading Pits and Dip Spits with RCM’s Jeff Malec from 2021-04-29T19:36:48

Today’s guest is one you’ve heard many times before if you’ve listened to The Derivative,  but may not necessarily know all that well. He’s and alts/managed futures veteran, having started ...

A Crude Oil Cornucopia: Covid, Crack, CSOs & Contango with Brent Belote of Cayler Capital from 2021-04-22T18:48:07

COVID affected a lot of ways that we interacted with the world – it changed how we worked, how we socialized, how we entertained ourselves….and if you’ve been tuned into the markets over the pas...

Yep, She's Opening Up Option Eyes with NOPE It's Lily from 2021-04-15T19:24:59

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Asian Markets, American Investments, & Accessing (Chinese) Futures with Alvin Fan of OPIM from 2021-04-08T18:26:26

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – the opportunities in the Asian investment landscape are nuanced, emerging, and incredibly attractive. But on top of the excitement around the opport...

eSports, ETFs, and Enormous Deals with the Sports Pomp, Joe Pompliano from 2021-04-01T17:51:18

The world of sports and finance have continually meshed together – and the Covid-19 pandemic has fast tracked that even further. Between the growth of analytics, to financiers making their way i...

Making Market Music with Roy Niederhoffer with Roy Niederhoffer from 2021-03-25T20:11:42

How many families have two brothers who’ve been in the hedge fund game for 30+ years, much less on polar opposites of the long vol/short vol spectrum. We’re talking with the volatility loving, p...

Modeling Markets and Accessing AI with Robert Rotella and Jag Prakasam from 2021-03-18T19:24:05

When you hear news about artificial intelligence (AI), it might be easy to assume it has nothing to do with you. But if you use face recognition on your phone? Check. Google auto-fills your sear...

Taming the Tails with LongTail Alpha’s Vineer Bhansali from 2021-03-11T18:55:40

Forget fat tails, left tails, even tall tales. We’re going into extracting value from long tails of the distribution on the pod in this episode. Vineer Bhansali is a 29-year industry veteran, pr...

Crazy Commodity Cycles (and cross-continent motorcycles) with Jim Rogers from 2021-03-04T17:31:58

The king of Commodities has entered The Derivative ring. You know his name, you’ve read his books, you’ve probably utilized his index, and now you’re listening to him in this most recent podcast...

The VOLvengers: Wayne Himelsein (Iron Man) & Mike Green (Captain America) from 2021-02-25T20:15:58

We’re bringing out the cake & ice cream for this pod because it’s The Derivative’s 1 year anniversary! If you’ve been with us since the beginning – you may fondly remember our inaugural epis...

Playing like a Poker Pro in Life/Investments/Career with Chris Sparks from 2021-02-18T23:38:13

Talking this week with Poker Pro Chris Sparks on everything from game strategy to deciphering A.I. capabilities and catching bots. With Founder, CEO, and Performance Coach of The Forcing Functio...

Vol - Benn There, Done That with Benn Eifert of QVR Advisors from 2021-02-11T15:07:51

Why can't vol managers tell good jokes? Bad timing? Buh dum tsss. All jokes aside, we’re excited to be back talking Volatility on The Derivative with the Professor, the DJ, the Han Solo of Vol trad...

The Bull and Bear Cases for Bitcoin with Meltem Demirors & Nic Carter from 2021-02-05T17:43:01

Bitcoin started the year with a bang, rising up above $41k before falling back into the 20ks, and settling in the mid 30ks lately. It was at $5k in March 2020! Yet it feels way different, and da...

Wallstreet Bets Busts Wallstreet? WTF ^%$# from 2021-01-28T19:46:08

If you’ve been on the internet, watched TV, or talked to anyone outside of yourself in the past week and a half you can’t have missed it. GameStop stock ($GME) went from trading at a low of $3/s...

Wisdom from the Wizard Maker with Jack Schwager from 2021-01-21T22:20:07

Welcome to the Wizarding World of Market Wizards – and today’s special guest is head wizard who wrote the actual books on market wizards, Jack Schwager. Jack has written 6 books on the markets i...

Gold, Gas, and Global Inflation with Diego Parrilla of Quadriga Asset Managers from 2021-01-14T19:54:31

2020 was ruled by global macro events – are we looking at the same fate in 2021? Our guest today can talk not only global macro, but also volatility, bond yields, correlation, oil, metals and mo...

Butler and Buck Back to Bookend 2020 from 2020-12-30T16:15:58

We’ve already covered the first three months of 2020 with Part...

2020’s Best Strategies, Styles, and Stories with Adam Butler and Jason Buck from 2020-12-23T17:58:30

2020 has been a year for the books – be it the fastest every market sell-off or a just as amazing tech rally from the lows. Whether you’re looking at it from a social/emotional/fiscal lens, it p...

Cover to Trend Legends Cover with Michael Covel from 2020-12-10T21:19:51

It’s hard to get too far into the words Trend Following without running into the name Michael Covel. If you’ve ever looked into the strategy type, his name is there. From speec...

Really? Real Estate? Right Now? with Matt Lasky and Darren Kottle from 2020-12-03T17:30:35

Many investors look at commercial real estate as a high-risk, confusing, and sometimes scary way to invest. Our guests today show us why this isn’t the case. From commercial real estate, to mort...

Overheard at a Vol Conference, breaking down EQD Global 2020 from 2020-11-27T20:58:11

One of the leading volatility trading and derivatives investing events of the year wrapped up last month and we have lots of thoughts. From new vol dispersion products to  portfolio design,...

The Mysteries and Makings of Machine Learning with Dr. Ernie Chan of QTS Cap from 2020-11-19T20:34:57

Does all this Machine Learning stuff really work? If it’s so good, why aren’t AI powered hedge funds printing money? And what is the difference between AI, machine learning, deep learning, machi...

Don’t Buy the Narrative (and It’s All Narrative) with Epsilon Theory’s Ben Hunt from 2020-11-12T19:24:06

Our guest today is somewhat of a modern philosopher, mapping out how the investing world sees the real world, while at the same time questioning his own place in that world and how he can change...

No President Yet, So Market Rallies Huge What ^%$#? from 2020-11-05T19:17:18

Votes are being counted, CNN and Fox are on 24-hour reporting cycles, and Tweets/FB Posts/Texts are still being sent out at lightening speeds. What happens if a winner isn’t announced for 2 or m...

Who Would Want to SELL Options, with Mark Adams of Warrington Asset Management from 2020-10-29T18:48:27

For every option buyer, there is a seller. The brave souls who are accused of picking up pennies in front of a freight train. But are they dumb? Crazy?  Or just better at timing the market ...

Debunking Trend Following’s Dead Theories with Kathryn Kaminski from 2020-10-22T15:38:12

Is trend following too big? Can managed futures do it without the bond tailwind they’ve had for 30 years? Does globalization take away diversification? We’re debunking these trend following myth...

Vol Curves and Vanna Charm with Cem Karsan from 2020-10-15T16:08:34

Today’s pod is all about word play playing into alternative investment. How does Jam Croissant relate to Cem Karsan? What about Vanna Charm and options definitions? Or the forever popular “there...

Super Storms, Mathematical Modeling, and Hurricane Hunting with Dr. Jeff Masters from 2020-10-08T16:31:44

With storms named Gamma and Delta making their way to US shores – we really couldn’t have timed this release better from a hurricane-content-meets-alts-investment podcast; it’s the: perfect ...