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The Derivative

RCM Alternatives

Welcome to The Derivative by RCM Alternatives, where we dive into what makes alternative investments go, analyze the strategies of unique hedge fund managers, and chat with interesting guests from across the investment world. Hosted by RCM Managing Partner, Jeff Malec, join us to take a ride through the world of alternative investments.

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00:59:29

Global EQD ’23 Breakdown with Jason Buck (part 1)

The Derivative ·

2023/06/08

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 volatility-focused podcasts and manager of a long vol fund of funds. Together, Jeff and Jason walk through their notes from attending the annual equity derivatives-focused conference put on by the good folks at EQD. Make sure to head over to www.eqderivatives.com and signup for their official notes. Meanwhile, they

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01:11:06

The Current state of Commercial Real Estate:...

The Derivative ·

2023/06/01

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 office? We’re looking at all the aftermath with Matt Lasky of Equity Velocity Funds, where the pain points are, who kept afloat, and how the market has changed since the vacancy or ‘phantom occupancy’ of Commercial buildings. In this episode, we talk with Matt about the commercial real estate bubble bursting,

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01:17:01

Adding Spreads and Options to Trend Following, with...

The Derivative ·

2023/05/11

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 spread data and trying to reduce the infamous trend open trade give backs with some option trades. Not to mention some talk on how investors have gone soft in their desire for low vol. Jeff sits down with Moritz Seibert, the CEO of Takahē Capital, to talk about the rise of conditional payouts and payments, the

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01:30:50

AI isn’t coming…it’s already here, with Adam Butler...

The Derivative ·

2023/05/04

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 images, act like a hedge fund lawyer, review a disclosure document, and more. All of it brings up many questions. Are we living in a world where these AI machines take over our jobs? Can we expect better market research, analytics, trading signals, and alpha? Can humans and AI coexist in the finance

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01:44:57

Alt (Digital) Trend Following with Sarah Schroeder of...

The Derivative ·

2023/04/27

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 Derivative, Sarah Schroeder of Coinbase Asset Management (formerly One River Digital) covers a range of topics related to crypt/digital assets, including the formation and vision of One River Digital, its purchase by Coinbase, the importance of counterparty risk management, trend-following and directional strategies,

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01:46:25

Stories for Traders: A Trend followers’ journey...

The Derivative ·

2023/04/13

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, Andrew Strasman. Here first-hand about his journey as a trend follower, from his early days in the trading pit to his experience in the real estate market and the birth of high-frequency trading. Throughout the discussion, Jeff and Andrew talk about the importance of risk management, position sizing, and

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01:08:09

What are the Options for tech employee Options, With...

The Derivative ·

2023/04/06

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 network to find what can be life-changing liquidity. Bryce explains why stock option-based employees at big tech companies need the “lending hand”, and covers all the avenues available in helping navigate their journey to success with education on the options for their options. Bryce & Jeff are climbing the

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01:02:48

Searching for Volatile Macro Environments with...

The Derivative ·

2023/03/30

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 nicknamed Macro Alf. In this episode of The Derivative, we sit down with Alfonso Peccatiello, founder of The Macro Compass and owner of the wonderful Twitter handle @MacroAlf to discuss the challenges of generating alpha in a low-volatility environment. Peccatiello shares his experience of working for ING Bank

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01:18:41

The Conscientious Culture behind Risk Control with...

The Derivative ·

2023/03/23

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 Management, it's all about having the right culture. Ranking among the best in the industry in RCM’s semi-annual rankings report for best risk control certainly doesn’t hurt either. In this episode of The Derivative, Kapil shares his insights on a range of topics, including his personal journey to becoming

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01:03:51

Setting the record straight – Trend following: the...

The Derivative ·

2023/03/16

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 that involves analyzing market trends and making trades based on those trends. Despite its proven track record, some investors remain skeptical about trend following, perhaps because they don't fully understand how it works or they've been burned in the past by unsuccessful trades. In this episode of The

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01:06:53

WTF?! Will 0DTE Cause Gammageddon? With Mike Green...

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2023/03/09

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 days to expiry (0DTE) options are, who’s trading these things, who’s on the other side, and why (and why not) any of it could matter to investors… to option traders…..to the VIX. On the latest episode of Derivative, Jeff talks with Mike Green and Craig Peterson about what is really happening down in the options weeds as

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01:17:49

You still don’t have enough Trend Following or...

The Derivative ·

2023/03/02

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 on at Riviera Country Club. We’ve got Meb Faber back on the show to nominally talk about trend following – but as often happens with Meb – we get into a bunch from global equity exposure, to market cap weighting, to Japan's dot-com bubble, de-globalization, investing in U.S. stocks, and the value of trend in

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01:21:47

Volatility as an Asset Class with Jason Buck, Zed...

The Derivative ·

2023/02/23

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 collective of talent, with Luke Rahbari, CEO of Equity Armor Investments, Zed Francis, CIO and co-founder of Convexitas, Rodrigo Gordillo, president of Resolve Asset Management and Jason Buck, CIO and co-founder of Mutiny Funds. In this packed VOL episode these four stir up an interesting discussion on volatility as

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00:43:55

We’re Back!! Talking Trend, Miami, and Volatility...

The Derivative ·

2023/02/16

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 clarifying some questions about trend-following strategies and sharing some quick thoughts on volatility in 2022. It was a unique year for trend following, with different sectors showing up at different times and overlapping, making for a much smoother experience than we've seen in the past. We also discuss the importance

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01:16:36

Why hasn’t “VOL” done better amidst stock market...

The Derivative ·

2022/12/08

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’ve become accustomed to getting with a down market haven’t materialized as much. While the retracement of vol on bounces higher in stocks has remained. it's hard not to think, "What is going on?!' And that's why we're putting Wayne Himelsein, CIO at Logica, in the 'Vol' seat to share what he's witnessed in

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00:35:17

What the hell is going on in logistics and is there...

The Derivative ·

2022/11/17

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's podcast's most important guest of all time. At a time when inflation is running rampant through the world economy, drought conditions are drying up our rivers, and the global supply of grain is scarce. We are tasked with the question, "what the hell is going on in logistics, and is there any relief in

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01:21:29

Getting Long Skew in Short (term) trading models,...

The Derivative ·

2022/11/03

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 today's guest, Michael Harris(@mikeharris410) fits the bill. Michael's unique backstory began within the Sales and Product Development group at Morgan Stanley Managed Futures in 1997, continued as European trader and eventual President of managed futures behemoth Campbell & Co., overlapped with time on the

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01:00:39

Being a GenZ’er during Crypto Winter with...

The Derivative ·

2022/10/25

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 amongst all the meme stock pumps, Web 3 scams, and crypto deep dives? And is Winter coming, to borrow the Game of Thrones line… We're sitting down with GenZ'er and FinTwit staple Caitlin Cook of the @deadcaitbounce handle, where she's diving into what it’s really like working in Crypto during the current drawdown

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01:11:09

WTF is LDI, and What’s working in Vol Trading with...

The Derivative ·

2022/10/13

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 save their pensions. The headlines say it’s some new-fangled LDI concept which led these pensions into trouble. But our guest this week, Zed Francis of Convexitas, says not so fast… the LDI actually is fine – and it was the reach for yield and adding some longer duration via derivatives which likely caused most

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00:55:03

Is there room for a VIX competitor, SPIKES founder...

The Derivative ·

2022/10/06

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 into crafting an index with T3 Index's founder and CEO, Simon Ho. Simon is no stranger to the vol space, and he has worked in the options industry for over 20 years in trading, product innovation, and risk management roles. In this episode, Simon and Jeff touch base on the various unique index products at T3, like

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