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Conversations on what makes alternative investments tick.
We dive into unique hedge fund strategies, chat with industry superstars, and explore everything in between. Hosted by RCM Managing Partner Jeff Malec.
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All Episodes
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From Quarterback to CIO: John McArthur on Alts, AI, and the Future of Wealth at Krilogy
In this episode, Jeff Malec sits down with John McArthur of Krilogy to trace his path from backup quarterback at…
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Why Oil Didn’t Go to $300, plus Chinese gold bugs, Copper Squeezes & Uranium Alpha with Josh Blanchfield (Avos Capital)
Jeff Malec sits down with Josh Blanchfield of Avos to trace his path from physics at Harvard, poker pro, and…
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Trading 80 Synthetic Markets with Trend, Carry & Skew: Jiro Fujisawa, Asset Management One USA
Jeff Malec sits down with Jiro Fujisawa of Asset Management One USA to unpack one of the more unique quant…
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The 6-Year Test 10,000 Tickers Failed: with Eric Crittenden of Standpoint Funds
In this episode of The Derivative, host Jeff Malec welcomes back Standpoint Asset Management founder and CIO Eric Crittenden for…
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So You Want to Start an ETF? With Gavin Filmore of Tidal
Jeff sits down with Gavin Filmore of Tidal for a deep dive into why, even after three decades, the ETF…
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Too Basic to Notice, Too Big to Ignore: Tom Ferguson on the VC Opportunity in Water Tech
This week on The Derivative, Jeff Malec sits down with Burnt Island Ventures founder Tom Ferguson to explore why water…
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This City Trades Different: Yogi, the Floor, and Building RCM
Former CME floor trader and RCM co-founder Bobby “Yogi” Schwartz joins Jeff to close out our Chicago month and walks…
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How Chicago Became the World’s Options, Vol, and Derivatives Capital (with Cboe’s Rob Hocking & Mandy Xu)
On this episode of The Derivative, Jeff Malec continues Chicago Month with a deep dive into the past, present, and…
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Inside $2B of Chicago Real Estate: Tommy Choi on Housing, Migration, and Millennials
Jeff Malec kicks off “Chicago Month” on The Derivative with Chicago real estate powerhouse Tommy Choi of Weinberg Choi. Tommy…
Some of Jeff’s Favorites
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Taming the Tails with LongTail Alpha’s Vineer Bhansali on The Derivative
Forget fat tails, left tails, even tall tales. We’re going into extracting value from long tails of the distribution on…
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Super Storms, Mathematical Modeling, and Hurricane Hunting with Dr. Jeff Masters on The Derivative
With storms named Gamma and Delta making their way to US shores – we really couldn’t have timed this release…
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Tagging a Value to Pro Sports Teams with Bob Reif and Josh Mascot of TAG on The Derivative
70 days since the first sports cancellation – seems unbelievable, right? When the closest you’ve gotten to the live sports…
About The Derivative
Welcome to The Derivative, RCM Alternatives’ podcast exploring what drives alternative investments, from managed futures and volatility to ETFs and hedge funds.
Hosted by Jeff Malec, RCM Managing Partner (follow @AttainCap2), each episode features candid conversations with top managers, traders, and market thinkers about strategies, markets, and the people behind them.
Smart, accessible, and never boring, The Derivative brings the world of alternatives to life.