One of the best-performing asset classes the past six months, while commodities have taken flight and interest rates have shot up… has been trend following heavy managed futures programs. How do they work? How do you access them? We can help start your journey with our newly released Trend Following Guide. We developed this white […]
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Feb
2022
15
Feb
2022
Mutual Fund Performance: January
The start of the New Year provided a rude awakening to the few remaining people lulled to sleep by the die-hard equities bull market. While the world faced the worst COVID case spike of the pandemic, it also had to come to terms with a more hawkish posture from the Fed. Markets trended hard for […]
14
Feb
2022
Thanks! RCM Recognized as Best Introducing Broker for 9th Year
From businesses to individuals, we all have been impacted by the pandemic in one way or another. As we continuously navigate through what seems to be a new strain every other week, COVID has prompted many companies to think outside of the box and change how they communicate with their customers. Change opens the door […]
10
Feb
2022
High Frequency Trading and Systematic Macro Funds with Matthew Hanna of Teza Technology
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 Capital Management is here to talk us through what it is like running a systematic macro mutual fund. He reviews Teza’s […]
07
Feb
2022
Yes… you should do Miami Hedge Fund Week
Are we the only ones that are reminiscing of those warm, sunny Miami days as we bravely endure another winter snowstorm in the tundra of Chicago? It’s leaving us posting photo captions saying, “take us back.” Miami Hedge Fund Week, as it has become unofficially known, happens the last week of January down in the […]
07
Feb
2022
Asset Class Scoreboard: January
Well… looks like 2022 isn’t going to be the up, up, and away risk on love fest 2021 was. The first month of the year reminded everyone quite quickly that there is real risk in this market. US stocks, world stocks, hedge funds, and real estate all took a turn lower, with the S&P down […]
03
Feb
2022
Wood is Good! With the Lords of Lumber: Stinson Dean and Kyle Little
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 Lumber. Whatever you call it, it is impacting today’s market with its wild swings, and in this episode, we’re getting down to the […]
27
Jan
2022
Protecting the Portfolio not with Long Vol, but with Long Gamma, with Convexitas
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, Devin Anderson and Zed Francis from Convexitas. Devin and Zed making noise in the derivative world by launching the first […]
25
Jan
2022
December Mutual Fund Flows
On the whole, investors followed through on their intention to diversify into liquid alternatives. Whether it was the prospect of continued inflation or a rise in interest rates, December was the month for diversification. This was particularly apparent when you look at mutual funds that combine equities with some non-or negatively correlated assets like managed […]
20
Jan
2022
Talking Tech, VC, eSports, Uranium, Bitcoin & more with Dr. Chris Dark
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 and computer games, and sprinkles in being a rocket scientist. Dr. Chris Dark does it all, retiring at the age of 39, […]
