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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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Alternative Investments
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The Doctor who Traded Pork Bellies: Patrick Welton’s Journey from Stanford Oncologist to one of Trend Following’s Quiet Legends
In this episode, Jeff Malec sits down with Dr. Patrick Welton to trace his remarkable path from Wisconsin kid to…
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Painting Corners to Protecting Portfolios: Former MLB pitcher Scott Karl on How Athletes Blow the Money, Alts, the Mental Side of Performance, and the NIL Era
In this episode, former Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Scott Karl traces his journey from Carlsbad baseball standout to big league starter…
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Crisis Alpha, Cocoa Trends, and Correlated Trendlessness: Inside Aspect Capital’s Strategy with Christopher Reeve
Jeff Malec sits down with Christopher Reeve, Chief Investment Officer of Aspect Capital, one of the original managed futures shops…
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Spring Six Pack: Talking Florida Conferences, Bonds, AI & Hand Dryers
Join Jeff Malec for another solo Six Pack episode of The Derivative, where he riffs on everything from the post-COVID…
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The 2025 market review draft, talking Bears, Crypto Cycles & AI Paradoxes with David Dziekanski & Zed Francis
Kick off the first episode of 2026 with a fun, draft-style market showdown as host Jeff Malec is joined by…
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Building a Commodity Trader Multi-Strat with Tom Holliday of HIP investment
In this episode, Jeff Malec sits down with Tom Holliday, founder and CIO of HIP Investments, for an in-depth conversation…
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Overheard at a Stacked Portable Alpha Symposium
Join Jeff Malec and Jason Buck as they dive deep into the inaugural Return Stacked Symposium held at the CBOE…
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Bridgewater, Botany & Breaking the 2/20 mold with Unlimited ETFs’ Bob Elliott
In this episode of the Derivative podcast, we’re hanging out with Bob Elliott, co-founder of Unlimited Funds. Bob used to…
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Tech, Trust, and Tactical Investing: A New Era of Wealth Management with Kevin Jamali of Farther
In this dynamic episode of the Derivative podcast, Jeff Malec sits down with Kevin Jamali, Senior Vice President at Farther,…
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.