Alpha Exchange

Dean Curnutt

Risk Management

Volatility

VIX

S&P 500

Inflation

Bitcoin

Options Trading

Gold

Monetary Policy

Central Banks

Derivatives

Investment Strategies

Financial Markets

Market Volatility

Financial Crisis

Exchange-Traded Funds

Equity Derivatives

Federal Reserve

Market Risk

Covid-19

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 fr... more

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Publishes	Weekly	Episodes	268	Founded	8 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	InvestingBusinessManagement

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Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, Chief Investment Officer Americas and Head of Global Equities, Wealth Management, UBS

I really enjoyed hosting this Alpha Exchange discussion with Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, CIO for the Americas and Global Head of Equities at UBS Global Wealth Management. Ulrike has had a long career in markets, having spent nearly 25 years at Tudor I... more

Today • 54 min

Tobias Adrian, Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

The IMF’s Global Financial Stability Report is a twice yearly, must read. Leading the excellent research done here is Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the IMF. It was a pleasure to wel... more

21 Aug 2026 • 49 min • Popular

Jon Havice, Founder and CIO, DGV Solutions

It was a pleasure to welcome Jon Havice, Founder and CIO of DGV Solutions, back to the Alpha Exchange. Our conversation explores systematic investing, volatility risk premia, and portfolio construction for institutional investors.

We begin with Jon'... more

13 Aug 2026 • 1 hr

The Market Disregards Correlation

It's been a busy year for the Alpha Exchange podcast — 25 episodes so far and an exciting fall schedule ahead. Today I'm going solo, assessing a backdrop for market risk that has proven quite unique this year. In the discussion that follows, I want t... more

31 Jul 2026 • 44 min

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Recent Guests

Tobias Adrian

Financial Counselor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Episode: Tobias Adrian, Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

Jon Havice

Founder and CIO of DGV Solutions

DGV Solutions

Episode: Jon Havice, Founder and CIO, DGV Solutions

Alec Litowitz

Founder of Magnetar Capital and QStar Capital

Magnetar Capital; QStar Capital

Episode: Alec Litowitz, Founder of Magnetar Capital and Qstar Capital

Franklin Parlamis

Founder and CIO, Aequim Alternative Investments

Aequim Alternative Investments

Episode: Franklin Parlamis, Founder & CIO, Aequim Alternative Investments

David Silber

Head of Institutional Equity Derivatives at Citadel Securities

Citadel Securities

Episode: David Silber, Head of Institutional Equity Derivatives, Citadel Securities

Aaron Brown

Wall Street quant, risk manager and author

AQR; Author of Wrong Number

Episode: Aaron Brown, Wall Street Quant and Author: Wrong Number

David Dredge

Founder and CIO of Convex Strategies

Convex Strategies

Episode: David Dredge, Founder and CIO, Convex Strategies

Samir Patel

Global Head of Market Sales, Nomura Securities International

Nomura Securities International

Episode: Samir Patel, Global Head of Global Market Sales, Nomura Securities

Colin Lancaster

Global Co-Head of Discretionary Macro and Fixed Income

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors

Episode: Colin Lancaster, Global Co-Head of Discretionary Macro and Fixed Income at Schonfeld Strategic Advisors

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Dean Curnutt

Host of the show

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 202 ratings

Excellent
Excellent podcast. Informative. I came across it while looking for Mandy Xu interviews— I like her vix analysis — wound up here and I’m hooked.
Apple Podcasts
5
sp312_IOMT
United States9 months ago
Nice Vol Review
Nice Vol Review
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5
san_prod
Switzerland3 years ago
Glad I found it
Thanks so much for creating it public
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5
Collar John
United States4 years ago
Love it!
It’s definitely worth your time if you are trying to stay informed.
Apple Podcasts
5
Mariann!!
United States5 years ago
Colin Lancaster interview was great
Alpha Exchange is one of my favorite podcasts. Really smart discussions around global macro, volatility, convexity. Great guests and Dean is a fantastic interviewer
Apple Podcasts
5
Derivatives Trader
United States5 years ago

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Guests and host are noted for depth, focus, and credibility in complex topics.

Excellent discussions with top practitioners and deep dives into risk and volatility.

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Apple Podcasts	#97	United Kingdom/Business/Investing
Apple Podcasts	#134	France/Business/Investing
Apple Podcasts	#202	Italy/Business/Investing
Apple Podcasts	#49	South Korea/Business/Investing
Apple Podcasts	#80	Netherlands/Business/Investing
Apple Podcasts	#108	South Africa/Business/Investing

Talking Points

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Tobias Adrian, Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

Q: Frame that out for us and then maybe we can walk through some of the charts as well.

We discuss the AI complex through our stability framework, showing vulnerabilities like leverage, liquidity, profitability, capex intensity, and valuations across hyperscalers and broader AI players, and we examine whether profits can be sustained given evolving investment needs and competition.

Tobias Adrian, Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF

Q: Tell us just a little bit about your role at the IMF and how the GFSR, the Global Financial Stability Report, came to be and its intended audience.

The Global Financial Stability Report evolved out of an earlier International Capital Markets Monitor and has been published for over 20 years, serving as a framework to monitor global financial stability, inform policy makers like central banks and regulators, and guide crisis management and surveillance.

Hari Krishnan, Head of Volatility Strategies at SCT Capital Management

Q: Tell us a little bit about how you came to write the book and then the big picture thrust of what's in there.

Hari Krishnan describes stumbling into tail risk hedging around 2007, aiming to provide practical protections that respond to worsening market conditions. He outlines how the book presents a framework for hedging that can be efficient and scalable, detailing how tails are fatter on short horizons and how strategies like short-dated gamma hedges and long-dated calls can capture convexity while managing costs.

Wayne Dahl, Co-Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Management

Q: What does your current portfolio construction look like given macro uncertainty and the desire to balance yield and risk?

The approach emphasizes diversifying across liquid credit markets, strategic use of RMBS and shorter-duration high-income instruments, and a disciplined reaction to rate moves, aiming to preserve capital while capturing attractive yields without taking on excessive duration or concentration risk.

Wayne Dahl, Co-Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Management

Q: Take us a little bit through your career history.

Dahl describes starting in convertible arbitrage in the 90s, moving through Canyon Capital Advisors and Prosiris with a focus on risk management, and eventually returning to California to work on Oaktree's global credit strategy, synthesizing those experiences into a cohesive framework for managing risk across rates, credit, and equity exposures.

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What is Alpha Exchange about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show offers in-depth conversations with senior finance practitioners focused on risk management, derivatives, volatility, and capital allocation across macro and micro market regimes. Episodes often explore how central banks, regulation, and monetary policy shape risk premia, liquidity, and market structure, with particular attention to volatility strategies, cross-asset hedging, and practical lessons from crises and regime shifts. A notable strength is the ability to pull insights from highly experienced traders, quants, and bankers to reveal actionable perspectives on risk budgeting, portfolio construction, and the evolving role of technology and AI in market making and client services. Listeners are likely to appreciate rigorous ana... more

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1. Tobias Adrian
2. Jon Havice
3. Alec Litowitz
4. Franklin Parlamis
5. David Silber
6. Aaron Brown
7. David Dredge
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