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 […]
Category: Podcasts
02
Mar
2023
You still don’t have enough Trend Following or Foreign Equity exposure with Meb Faber
Grab your favorite trucker hat/baseball cap, and settle in for this episode where Jeff picks Meb Faber’s @MebFaber 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 […]
24
Feb
2023
Volatility as an Asset Class with Jason Buck, Zed Francis, Rodrigo Gordillo, and Luke Rahbari
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 […]
16
Feb
2023
We’re Back!! Talking Trend, Miami, and Volatility with Nasdaq’s Kevin Davitt
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 […]
08
Dec
2022
Why hasn’t “VOL” done better amidst stock market losses in 2022 with Logica’s Wayne Himelsein
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 […]
17
Nov
2022
What the hell is going on in logistics and is there any relief in sight? with Woodson Dunavant
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 […]
03
Nov
2022
Getting Long Skew in Short (term) trading models, with Quest Partner’s President, Michael Harris
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 […]
25
Oct
2022
Being a GenZ’er during Crypto Winter with @DeadCaitBounce’s Caitlin Cook
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 […]
13
Oct
2022
WTF is LDI, and What’s working in Vol Trading with Zed Francis of Convexitas
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. […]
06
Oct
2022
Is there room for a VIX competitor, SPIKES founder Simon Ho sure thinks so.
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 […]
