Jeff loves it when he sits across from someone who, like him, has been in the niche-managed futures part of the investment world for their entire career. There’s not all that many of them, and today's guest, Michael Harris(@mikeharris410) fits the bill. Michael's unique backstory began within the Sales and Product Development group at Morgan Stanley Managed Futures in 1997, continued as European trader and eventual President of managed futures behemoth Campbell & Co., overlapped with time on the board of the Managed Funds Association, and continues today where he currently resides as Quest Partner's President.

Michael and Jeff talk about quantitatively positioning for long skew via short-term trading strategies and what set Quest apart to make him choose them to build on his impressive career. They also discuss a variety of topics like; the transition from the trading floor to the executive floor, what it was like in the good old days of managed futures, advice for funds that want to join the billion-dollar club, the macro risks in the world today, and so much more. Plus, we put Michael in the hot seat where he gives us his take on Crypto and digital assets — SEND IT!

Chapters:

02:50-07:57 = Work/Life balance

07:58-28:31 = Exploring the CTA macro space, Dean Witter's MF dept, John Henry's Model & Algorithmic progression

28:32-34:33 = Campbell & Co, Growing your Billion dollar fund

34:34-47:38 = Portfolio protection, trend following, adding positive skew & short-term strategies

47:39-01:02:12 = Reacting faster & embracing trend with short-term models

01:02:13-01:10:21 = the MFA: Providing education & understanding

01:10:22-01:21:29 = Hottest take: Crypto & digital assets

From the episode:

Quest's whitepapers & research

Previous Derivative episode with Quest Partner's Nigol Koulajian

RCM’s Trend Following Guide

Follow Michael on Twitter @mikeharris410 and for more information on Quest Partners visit questpartnersllc.com

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