Beyond Buy and Hold: Q3 Asset Mgmt's Quantitative Approach to Tactical Investing with Bruce Greig & Brad Giaimo
The Derivative
Trading Floor Culture, Information, and Concentric Circles
Brad and Jeff reflect on trading floor dynamics, real-time information advantages, and how modern data access mimics pit concentric-circle knowledge premiums.
Join Jeff Malec as he sits down with Brad Giaimo and Bruce Greig from Q3 Asset Management, two investment pros who turned trading floor grit into a modern, rules-based quant shop helping RIAs build out tactical trading models for clients. From Brad's formative days alongside Paul Tudor Jones to Bruce's mathematical approach to market analysis, you’ll hear how Q3 builds transparent, systematic models that aim to outperform while protecting downside risk. If you’re an RIA, allocator, or markets geek, this episode is packed with tactical insights and practical knowledge delivered by practitioners who’ve moved from the trading pits to the trading platforms. SEND IT!
Chapters:
00:00-00:42=Intro
00:43-9:37= Cotton to Paul Tudor Jones: Brad Giamio's Trading Floor Origin Story
09:38-19:39=From Bankruptcy Software to Quantitative Trading: Bruce Greig's Path to Q3
19:40-34:57=Q3's Organic Growth: From Family Funds to Advisor-Driven Strategies
34:58-47:42=Systematic Investing Unveiled: Q3's Quantitative Model Philosophy
47:43-01:03:16= Q3's Fund Evolution: From SMAs to Mutual Funds and ETFs
01:03:17-01:09:47= Eddie Murphy & Trading Floor Memories: The Concentric Circles of Market Information
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