
Flirting with Models is the show that aims to pull back the curtain and meet the investors who research, design, develop, and manage quantitative investment strategies. Join Corey Hoffstein, Chief Investment Officer of Newfound Research, on a journey to explore systematic investment strategies, ranging from value to momentum and merger arbitrage to managed futures. For more on Newfound Research, v... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 122 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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In this episode I speak with Faheem Osman, Managing Director and Global Head of QIS Structuring at Macquarie Group.
Faheem has spent nearly two decades inside major investment banks — first at Citi, where he spent about ten years on the commodities ... more
Today, I’m speaking with Richard Craib, the CEO and founder of Numerai.
If you’ve heard of Numerai before and thought of it as an interesting experiment at the intersection of data science and crypto, it’s worth updating that mental model. Over the ... more
Today, I’m speaking with Ruslan Fakhrutdinov, the founder of Extended, a decentralized perpetual futures exchange.
Ruslan is the fifth perpetual futures exchange founder I’ve had on the podcast, and that’s very intentional. Flow continues to move to... more
Today, I am speaking with Angana Jacob, Head of the Research Data group within the Enterprise Data business at Bloomberg.
We talk about Angana’s career path through quantitative research and data platforms, and how the industry has evolved from a wo... more
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I learn a lot about the texture and layers of the financial markets from this podcast.
Corey is brilliant, great advice.
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Corey is extremely bright and a great communicator. He brings on interesting guests and asks insightful questions. Great podcast.
Corey asks very penetrating questions that matter to me. Moreover, it is just plain interesting.
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The show centers on deep-dive conversations with leaders in quantitative investing, data science, and market structure. Episodes span topics from crowdsourced alpha and AI-driven portfolios to decentralized exchanges, perpetual futures, and risk management in systematic strategies. Listeners can expect rigorous questions, clear explanations of complex models, and practical takeaways for building, evaluating, and managing quantitative investment approaches across asset classes. A standout trait is consistently high-caliber guests—CIOs, founders, and senior researchers—paired with a host who teases out real-world insight and actionable frameworks for practitioners and decision-makers.
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Recent guests on Flirting with Models include:
1. Richard Craib
2. Ruslan Fakhrutdinov
3. Angana Jacob
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5. Jay Rajamony
6. Vladimir Novakovski
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8. Jeff Rosenberg
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