We are excited to introduce a new addition to our suite of investment strategies - The Defense Strategy. It combines Mutiny Fund’s Volatility Strategy and Commodity Trend Strategy. The Volatility Strategy is designed to act as a so-called ‘black swan’ investment, achieving asymmetric gains in times of high volatility or tail risk (e.g. March 2020). The Commodity Trend Strategy is designed to profit during inflationary periods (e.g. 2022) as well as during extended ‘crisis periods’ for stocks...

In this episode, I talk with Kris Abdelmessih, Volatility Trader and also the Author of Moontower Weekly. Kris has been actively involved in options trading for 21 years. His background encompasses commencing his journey within the trading pits alongside SIG, establishing his personal market-making team, and overseeing the commodities book for a distinguished volatility manager. We talk about: Adverse Selection Discretionary Edge? Manager Fee Alpha Confidence Intervals Life Optionality...

In this episode, I talk with Robert Mullin from Marathon Resource Advisors.  Robert is a finance professional with 25+ years of experience managing natural resource investment portfolios for individuals, family offices and institutions.  We talk about: State of commodity producers Tangential investing ideas Problems in Europe Yield farming and more!  This podcast was recorded at the stunning Edgewood Resort, situated by the serene Lake Tahoe, where a wonderful private event was...

In this episode, I have the privilege of engaging in a captivating conversation with two distinguished guests. First, we have PJ Pierre, the Vice President of Trading and Portfolio Management at Denali Asset Management. Joining us alongside PJ is Zed Francis, the esteemed co-founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Convexitas. Topics:  Are any banks solvent? Insure all deposits? Start a bank? Debt Ceiling Trades? Jubilee, reset, revolt...choose wisely and more! I hope you enjoyed...

Didn’t get the chance to head to Vegas for the Global EQD conference. No worries. We’ve got you covered in Part II of the Global EQD ’23 Breakdown. We're teaming up with RCM Managing Partner and host of The Derivative Podcast, Jeff Malec. Together, Jeff and Jason walk through their notes from attending the annual equity derivatives-focused conference put on by the good folks at EQD. Make sure to head over to www.eqderivatives.com and signup for their official notes. Meanwhile, they go deep...

In this episode I talk with writer, author, DJ, and speaker, Jared Dillian. Jared's newsletters include The Daily Dirtnap, a daily market newsletter for investment professionals, and We’re Gonna Get Those Bastards, which is about everything that is depraved, especially finance, culture and music. His books include Street Freak, All the Evil of This World, Those Bastards, and No Worries (2024). In his spare time, Jared is a progressive house DJ and speaks frequently on mental health issues...

In this episode I talk with Dr. David Rhoiney, a Robotic Surgeon, Cryptologist, Cyber security specialist and the list continues! We talk about:  Unconscious Greatness Strategy That Fits  HENRYs Banks/RIA for the People Bad Food Takes and more! I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did!

In this episode I talk with Tobias Carlisle, founder and managing director of Acquirers Funds, LLC. He serves as portfolio manager of the firm's deep value strategy. Tobias is the creator of The Acquirer’s Multiple®. He is also the author of the books The Acquirer’s Multiple (2017),  Concentrated Investing (2016), Deep Value (2014), and Quantitative Value (2012). Tobias has extensive experience in investment management, business valuation, public company corporate governance, and...

In this episode I talk with Zed Francis, CIO & Co-Founder at Convexitas.  Zed is responsible for strategy design, implementation, risk management and business development. In his 15-year career in investment management, Zed has taken on leadership roles that have informed the delivery of consistent and transparent multi- asset solutions as a discretionary fiduciary acting on behalf of institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals. He was most recently a portfolio manager and...

In this episode I talk with Tom Morgan, Director of Communications & Content at The KCP Group - Stifel.   Tom spent the last 16 years on Wall Street working in the distribution of research for firms like Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Consumer Edge, and Stifel. Tom is someone who inquisitively consumes content across a huge array of disciplines and extracts actionable insights for busy people. For most of the past decade, Tom wrote a weekly summary titled “The Best Bits,” which had a...

We've got a special edition podcast this week! A little while back, Jason sat down with his friend Meb Faber to talk about all things investing. For those who didn't get a chance to listen to it, we thought we'd do a swapcast version so that way you could hear Meb and Jason discuss all things related to broadly diversified portfolios, different investing philosophies, and different investing vehicles that an entrepreneur could put together for clients. I hope you enjoy this conversation...

In this episode I talk with Robert Mullin, general partner and portfolio manager at Marathon Resource Advisors. Marathon Resource Advisors manages investment strategies focused on income generating natural resource equities in the energy, mining, agriculture and renewables space. We talk about: CapEx Perfect Storm ESG is New OPEC Fake vs. Real Economy Hedging Cyclical Risk in a Secular Bull I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Robert as much as I did!  

In this episode I talk with Travis Kimmel.  Our topics include: Operator Use Liberal Arts Intellectual Dojo of Twitter SAAS Treasuries Why Do We Have Bonds? And more!  This is the link to Travis' favorite book on management we discussed: 12: The Elements of Great Managing Travis' best book he has read in finance: Trade Wars Are Class Wars I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Travis as much as I did!    

In this episode I talk with Bill Brewster from The Business Brew. Bill is a private investor who tries to replicate Warren Buffett’s and Charlie Munger’s thought processes, but he is also influenced by Bill Miller III, Stan Druckenmiller, and others. The Business Brew podcast is his attempt to dig deeper into other investing and business philosophies — and share that knowledge with the world. We talk about: Road Trips give Political Sentiments DCFs vs Monte Carlos MailBox Money ...

In this episode I talk with Sean Wieland, Founding Principal at Tannhäuser Financial.  We talk about: Deferred Sales Trusts for business exit Pre and Post sale of your business Premium financing life insurance Captive Insurance 401-H and more!  Here is the online illustration tool to compare any highly appreciated asset sale (exiting a business, commercial real estate / 1031 rescue, cryptocurrency, fine art, etc.) I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Sean as much as I did!    

In this episode I talk with Drew Knowles, managing member of XIT Ranch. XIT is long-term oriented family investment vehicle including real assets such as ranchlands, horses and cattle operations, venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds. We talk about: Never Ask a Cattleman Size of Herd, Hay shortages, Levels of ranching certifications, Carbon Sequestration, Global Macro-End of the World Vol Trade and more!  I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Drew as much as I did!  

In this episode I talk with Wayne Himelsein, CIO of Logica Capital Advisers.  Wayne is responsible for leading portfolio management and the overall implementation of the firm’s investment strategies. Beginning his career as a Proprietary Trader in 1995, and launching his first Hedge Fund in 2000, Wayne has over 25 years of industry experience. We talk about the following: Is time real? What is signal vs noise? Where to find great quotes? 2022- Year of unusual volatility? Existential risks...

In this episode I talk with Noel Smith, Chief Investment Officer & Founder at Convex Asset Management as well as Volatility trader, Darrin Johnson.  We talk about How to Turn Pro as a Trader, How to Join a Prop Shop, How to Run a Prop Shop, The Business Side of Running a Trading Business, How to Build Relationships from Scratch and more! I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Noel and Darrin as much as I did!

We have a special podcast for you today. We're getting the Mutiny team together. Taylor and I are doing a podcast together for the first time in a long time. We discuss Complexity Economics, Sugarscapes, Adaptive Walks vs Random Jumps, Bullwhip Effects, Spherical Cow Problem and more!  Links mentioned in this show:  https://mutinyfund.com/origin-of-wealth/ https://ergodicityeconomics.com/2018/05/29/the-copenhagen-experiment/ https://gist.github.com/chitchcock/1281611 ...

In this episode, I talk with Max Arb - @max_arbitrage. Max is anonymous on Twitter and is a doctor that has built, sold, and still runs several successful medical practices. We talk about generational wealth transfer of businesses, how to manage investment allocations, Via Negativa, balance sheet vs. income statement, and cognitive biases. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Max as much as I did...  

In this episode, I talk with Devin Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Convexitas. Devin is an investment manager dedicated to delivering high performance derivative overlays for families and institutions. He is responsible for firm governance, compliance, business development, and technology. Devin and I talk about Google AI bot sentience, syntax vs. semantics, Turing test, AI-Pascal's wager, sell side research into option flows, Man+Machine in Vol trading and much more!  Links mentioned in...

In this episode, I talk with Eric Crittenden, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Standpoint, an investment firm focused on bringing all-weather portfolio solutions to US investors.  Eric plays an active role in the firms’ research, portfolio management, product innovation, business strategy, environments and client facing activities. He believes using an all-wealth approach is the most effective way to prepare for a wide rage of market environments, while producing meaningful investment...

In this episode, I talk with Volatility trader, Darrin Johnson.  Darrin and I talk about all the things that traders never discuss.  The dual role of being an independent trader and a family man and if balance is possible.  What it's like to have your trader P&L also be your families balance sheet and what to do when you need a vacation. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Darrin as much as I did...      

Welcome to part two of the special edition podcast, What Happens in Vegas, where RCM's Jeff Malec @AttainCap2 and I discuss the EQ Derivatives conference that we recently attended at the Las Vegas Wynn Hotel. I highly recommend you go over to the Derivative podcast and check out part one of our discussion.  I also recommend you check out EQ Derivatives. It's a tremendous source for volatility options and all forms of derivatives trading.  I hope you enjoy this conversation with Jeff as...