The Derivative RCM Alternatives
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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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Finding Alpha in Unexpected Places: Doug Greenig on Trend Following Beyond Developed Markets
In this in-depth conversation, Jeff Malec picks the brain of veteran quant Doug Greenig about pursuing trends on a truly global scale. Greenig takes listeners on his fascinating career journey, from cutting-edge fixed income modeling at Goldman Sachs to managing risk at MAN AHL's pioneering CTA firm. He explains how this
experience led him to establish Florin Court Capital and develop novel ways of accessing over 500 international markets. Greenig and Malec engage in a lively debate about capturing narrative shifts, the effects of high-speed trading, and how allocators can balance exposure to alternative trends. Listen in on unique insights into operational challenges like structuring swaps to trade illiquid assets. Greenig also discusses how Florin Court scales risk across a massive portfolio while still delivering the crisis protection allocators seek. This revealing episode pulls back the curtain on one firm's quest to follow profits wherever macro winds may blow. SEND IT!
Chapters:
00:00-01:48=Intro
01:49-04:21= Diverse economies
04:22-22:25= Economist turned PH.D, fixed income derivatives & trend potential in emerging markets
22:26-37:00= Alternative markets/Alternative trend: Exposure to CTAs, global orientation & unique opportunities
37:01-51:20= Refining models, when narratives change, signal strength & volatility targeting
51:21-01:01:34= What drives trend, removing the narrative & moving into a complex world
01:01:35-01:06:59= Florin Court...the apartment building?
From the episode:
History of Managed Futures whitepaper
Guide to Trend Following
Follow along with Doug on LinkedIn and for more information on Florin Court and their team visit florincourt.com
Don't forget to subscribe to The Derivative, follow us on Twitter at @rcmAlts and our host Jeff at @AttainCap2, or LinkedIn , and Facebook, and sign-up for our blog digest.
Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, or tax advice. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of RCM Alternatives, their affiliates, or companies featured. Due to industry regulations, participants on this podcast are instructed not to make specific trade recommendations, nor reference past or potential profits. And listeners are reminded that managed futures, commodity trading, and other alternative investments are complex and carry a risk of substantial losses. As such, they are not suitable for all investors. For more information, visit www.rcmalternatives.com/disclaimer -
Optimizing the Supply Chain: Private Equity, Automation, and Economic Indicators in Logistics with Chris Jamroz
This episode is a fascinating deep dive into the complex
world of logistics. Our guest is Chris Jamroz, CEO of Roadrunner, a serial logistics entrepreneur who has indeed seen and done it all over his career.
Chris provides colorful anecdotes about his past 100+
acquisitions and turnarounds, including the challenges and lessons learned along the way. He then gives listeners an up-close look at his current ventures - Roadrunner, an LTL shipping company known for its blazing-fast delivery speeds, and Global X, a rapidly growing charter airline.
The wide-ranging discussion touches on how the pandemic disrupted global supply chains and the "nearshoring" trend of moving manufacturing closer to home. Chris also shares insightful perspectives on economic conditions, the potential and limitations of automated trucking, and the value private equity brings to facilitating turnarounds.
For those interested in alternative investments, Chris
even discusses how his family office allocates to areas like equipment leasing, real estate, and hedge funds. Overall, it's a very entertaining and educational podcast that provides a true insider's view of the logistics industry. SEND IT!
Chapters:
00:00-01:19= Intro
01:20-06:49= Extracting value across the continent
06:50-13:45= Quality freight transportation, LTL Players, allure of trucking life, 100+ acquisitions
13:46=26:00= Logistics & the global economy, freight recession post COVID spikes & the global supply
26:01-33:58= Rate pain points, the trigger effect, inflation & automated trucking – is it even possible?
33:59-45:20= Private equity = Devil or angel? Removing barriers & Deserving the right to grow
45:21-51:10= LyonIX & other ventures
Learn more about Chris: https://chrisjamroz.com/
& Roadrunner and follow along with Chris on LinkedIn @
Chris Jamroz & Roadrunner
Don't forget to subscribe to The Derivative, follow us on Twitter at @rcmAlts and our host Jeff at @AttainCap2, or LinkedIn , and Facebook, and sign-up for our blog digest.
Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, or tax advice. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of RCM Alternatives, their affiliates, or companies featured. Due to industry regulations, participants on this podcast are instructed not to make specific trade recommendations, nor reference past or potential profits. And listeners are reminded that managed futures, commodity trading, and other alternative investments are complex and carry a risk of substantial losses. As such, they are not suitable for all investors. For more information, visit www.rcmalternatives.com/disclaimer -
Constructing A Systematic Oil Trader: Fueling growth at Cayler Capital
Brent Belote, founder and CIO of Cayler Capital, joins the podcast to discuss the growth of his now 5 year systematic oil trading strategy. He provides insights into analyzing supply and demand fundamentals and using quantitative models to capitalize on events in the physical oil market. Brent also shares lessons from starting his own fund and managing risk at a smaller scale. Hear about trends in the energy sector, including the impact of geopolitics, refining capacity, and green-flation (just how close are we?). Brent offers his outlook on oil prices and explores other areas of knowledge and experience in the energy sector. This one is an engaging conversation you won’t want to miss, so kick back and explore with us as we navigate through commodity markets and the experience of building a successful investment firm. SEND IT!
Chapters:
01:31-02:59= Skiing and family growth
03:00-10:32= Advances in the strategy, event driven success & Oils gone flat
10:33-27:47= Building a business, podshop thoughts & multi-strat models
27:48-36:02= Oil in ’23 – warmer temps means spiking refining numbers
36:03-43:42= Greenflation – are we ready, are we even close?
43:33-47:33= Biden administration issues and the Red Sea
From the episode:
Commodities Miami panel featuring Brent
Previous episodes of The Derivative with Brent:
Crude Oil goes Negative… WHAT^%$#
A Crude Oil Cornucopia: Covid, Crack, CSOS & Contango with Brent Belote
Follow along with Brent on Twitter @brentbelote, on LinkedIn and check out Caylercapital.com for more information!
Don't forget to subscribe to The Derivative, follow us on Twitter at @rcmAlts and our host Jeff at @AttainCap2, or LinkedIn , and Facebook, and sign-up for our blog digest.
Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, or tax advice. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of RCM Alternatives, their affiliates, or companies featured. Due to industry regulations, participants on this podcast are instructed not to make specific trade recommendations, nor reference past or potential profits. And listeners are reminded that managed futures, commodity trading, and other alternative investments are complex and carry a risk of substantial losses. As such, they are not suitable for all investors. For more information, visit www.rcmalternatives.com/disclaimer -
Miami Hedge Fund week Panel 2024 Part II: Increasing Accessibility of Alternative Investments
Join us for the second half of our panel discussions during this year's Hedge Fund week in Miami as we explore increasing accessibility of alternative investments through new ETF products and strategies. We’ve got Rodrigo Gordillo taking reigns from the quantitative perspective, Jerry Parker talking trend following, Bob Elliot on replication and Jay Pestrichelli, options guru, guiding
us through hedge fund strategies, discussing their day-to-day responsibilities and tasks, highlighting differences in their approaches despite operating under the broad financial services umbrella.
We dive into challenges around educating investors on sophisticated strategies as well as recent regulatory changes that allow new product structures that are making alternative approaches more accessible to a wider range of investors. Topics
discussed include quant fund management processes, trend following across 400 markets including single stocks, and harnessing options decay in a new ETF. Challenges of communicating performance during periods of potential underperformance are being addressed such as election year impacts and whether strategies position based on outcomes, capacity constraints of highest Sharpe strategies and limitations
of full replication, along with democratizing diversification strategies through return stacking ETFs.
Sit back and gain knowledge on the expanding opportunities and accessibility in the alternatives space, with room for continued advances as innovation progresses, SEND IT!
Chapters:
00:00-01:48=Intro
01:49-14:42= Intros & the Day-to-Day work ethic
14:43-28:45= Hedge fund replication, ETFs for retail investors & financial accessibility
28:46-45:22= Democratizing diversification through ETFs, market trends & election year impact
45:23-55:53= Hedge funds generating alpha, investments strategies & ETF operations
55:54-01:08:01= Managing expectations, Innovations & the future of investing
From the episode:
Miami Hedge Fund week 2024 Part 1: Commodities
Follow along with this panel on Twitter
& LinkedIn: @rjparkerjr09 , @RodGordilloP, @BobEUnlimited, & @ZEGAFinancial
And remember to check out their company profiles on LinkedIn:
Jerry Parker
Rodrigo Gordillo
Bob Elliott
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Set Phasers to Stocks+Discretionary Global Macro – with Dynamic Alpha
From NASA to Star Trek, Brad Barrie and David Johnson of
Dynamic Wealth Group discuss how their shared interests inspired the development of their diversified mutual fund, which blends equity exposure with discretionary global macro allocations. They explain how this approach seeks to provide smoother returns through non-correlated exposures. Brad and David also delve into their backgrounds in aerospace, finance, and alternative investments. Tune in to learn how discretionary macro strategies can offer unique diversification benefits compared to systematic trend following. This episode discusses portfolio construction techniques including dynamic rebalancing
models for mutual funds. Throughout, analogies from Star Trek, NASA, and other aeronautical aspects provide entertaining parallels for investment concepts, even attending and speaking at a Star Trek “con” (not in costume)to connect with individual investors! Jump on the starship enterprise with us, as we move
from orbit to warp speed. Engage!
Chapters:
00:00-01:32= Intro
01:33-05:02= Las Vegas: a place for peace & tranquility
05:03-21:44= Diversified portfolios for Mutual funds, NASA,
minimizing the downside and correlation to everything
21:45-36:28= 60/40 Bonds – Bring on Managed Futures and
direct exposure
36:29-49:03= Global macro commodities, offense, the
alternative to alternatives & driving the return
49:04-57:21= Star Trek, a blossoming career incentive –
meeting Shatner, Sci-fi language and investing for Trekys
57:22-01:02:50= Treky favorites
From the episode:
Blog post – It may be a slow news day, but…
Blog post – The picture from space that shows why commodities are non-correlated to the stock market
Blog post – Set Phasers to ‘Systematic’
Dynamic Blog post: What Star Trek can teach you about investing & financial planning
Follow along with Dynamic Wealth on Twitter @DynamicAlphaSol
and also Brad & David's LinkedIn Brad Barrie, David Johnson
Don't forget to subscribe to The Derivative, follow us on Twitter at @rcmAlts and our host Jeff at @AttainCap2, or LinkedIn , and Facebook, and sign-up for our blog digest.
Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, or tax advice. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of RCM Alternatives, their affiliates, or companies featured. Due to industry regulations, participants on this podcast are instructed not to make specific trade recommendations, nor reference past or potential profits. And listeners are reminded that managed
futures, commodity trading, and other alternative investments are complex and carry a risk of substantial losses. As such, they are not suitable for all investors. For more information, visit www.rcmalternatives.com/disclaimer -
Miami Hedge Fund week panel 2024 - Commodities: Outlook on Prices, Volatility, and Portfolio Diversification
This packed panel discussion featuring Tim Pickering (Auspice), Brent Belote (Cayler Capital), Gerardo Tarricone (Arion) and Derek Stroke (Equanimity Advisors) focused on commodities as diversifiers and opportunities in commodity trading and investing. Our panelists discussed topics like the reliability of commodities in portfolios, ESG factors, the potential for a commodity supercycle, and educating the next generation of commodity investors. They debated drivers of long-term commodity prices and the impact of trends like energy transition.
Panelists also highlighted volatility in energy markets, shifts toward separate managed accounts, inflation expectations, and strategies for including commodities in diversified portfolios. This session illuminated both risks and rewards for navigating evolving commodity markets, leaving attendees energized to pursue these opportunities through dedicated managers and stay tuned for what's in store in the world of trading and beyond. – you need to check this one out! SEND IT!
Chapters:
00:00-01:32= Intro
01:33-13:25= Commodities as diversifiers with industry experts, EV’s/ greenflation & energy trading opportunities
13:26-20:53= Trading commodities for alpha & diversification
20:54-30:37= Commodity supercycles & its potential
impact on prices & Volatility and China demand
30:38-44:02= Inflation, central bank policies, and educating
the next generation
44:03-54:30= Questions from the audience: “Drill baby
Drill”, weaponizing commodities & India’s middle class
54:31-01:00:22= Final thoughts on the future outlook for
commodities
Panelist Performance Stats: Click here
You can follow along with all our panelists on LinkedIn @ Brent Belote, Tim Pickering, Gerardo Tarricone & Derek Stroke
Don't forget to subscribe to The Derivative, follow us on Twitter at @rcmAlts and our host Jeff at @AttainCap2, or LinkedIn , and Facebook, and sign-up for our blog digest.
Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, or tax advice. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of RCM Alternatives, their affiliates, or companies featured. Due to industry regulations, participants on this podcast are instructed not to make specific trade recommendations, nor reference past or potential profits. And listeners are reminded that managed
futures, commodity trading, and other alternative investments are complex and carry a risk of substantial losses. As such, they are not suitable for all investors. For more information, visit www.rcmalternatives.com/disclaimer