216 Episodes

  1. David Rogal, Managing Director, Global Fixed Income, Head of Total Return and Inflation Portfolios, BlackRock

    Published: 9/27/2023
  2. Karishma Kaul, Head of Systematic Fixed Income Strategies, Fidelity Investments

    Published: 9/22/2023
  3. LTCM 25 Years Later, Dean Curnutt, Host, Alpha Exchange

    Published: 9/8/2023
  4. Kristy Akullian, Senior Investment Strategist, BlackRock

    Published: 8/25/2023
  5. Mimi Duff, Head of NY Office, GenTrust, LLC

    Published: 8/11/2023
  6. Rocky Fishman, Founder and CEO, Asym 500 LLC

    Published: 8/4/2023
  7. Daniel Villalon, Global Co-Head of Portfolio Solutions, AQR Capital Management

    Published: 7/25/2023
  8. Corey Hoffstein, CIO, Newfound Research

    Published: 7/17/2023
  9. Assessing Recent Dynamics in the World of Vol

    Published: 7/12/2023
  10. Black Scholes Turns 50

    Published: 6/26/2023
  11. Amy Wu Silverman, Head of Equity Derivatives Strategy: RBC Capital Markets

    Published: 6/2/2023
  12. Nitin Saksena, Head of US Equity Derivative Research, BofA Securities

    Published: 5/26/2023
  13. Roni Israelov, President and CIO: NDVR

    Published: 5/5/2023
  14. Dean Curnutt:  Ten Handy Facts on Vol

    Published: 4/28/2023
  15. Libby Cantrill, Head of Public Policy: PIMCO

    Published: 4/21/2023
  16. Roger Lowenstein, Author: "When Genius Failed"

    Published: 4/14/2023
  17. The Alpha Exchange Q1 2023 Review

    Published: 4/3/2023
  18. Nicholas Dunbar, Author: “Inventing Money”

    Published: 3/24/2023
  19. Adam Parker, Founder and CEO, Trivariate Research

    Published: 3/10/2023
  20. Jonathan Golub, Chief U.S. Equity Strategist & Head of Quantitative Research, Credit Suisse

    Published: 3/6/2023

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The Alpha Exchange is a podcast series launched by Dean Curnutt to explore topics in financial markets, risk management and capital allocation in the alternatives industry. Our in depth discussions with highly established industry professionals seek to uncover the nuanced and complex interactions between economic, monetary, financial, regulatory and geopolitical sources of risk. We aim to learn from the perspective our guests can bring with respect to the history of financial and business cycles, promoting a better understanding among listeners as to how prior periods provide important context to present day dynamics. The “price of risk” is an important topic. Here we engage experts in their assessment of risk premium levels in the context of uncertainty. Is the level of compensation attractive? Because Central Banks have played so important a role in markets post crisis, our discussions sometimes aim to better understand the evolution of monetary policy and the degree to which the real and financial economy will be impacted. An especially important area of focus is on derivative products and how they interact with risk taking and carry dynamics. Our conversations seek to enlighten listeners, for example, as to the factors that promoted the February melt-down of the VIX complex. We do NOT ask our guests for their political opinions. We seek a better understanding of the market impact of regulatory change, election outcomes and events of geopolitical consequence. Our discussions cover markets from a macro perspective with an assessment of risk and opportunity across asset classes. Within equity markets, we may explore the relative attractiveness of sectors but will NOT discuss single stocks.