Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Financial Economist with over 20 years of investment experience across all asset classes. He has worked as a sell-side derivatives researcher and trader on one of London’s largest trading floors, and as a structurer and portfolio manager for the buy-side in Switzerland. As head of Quantitative Strategy at an Asian WealthTech company, Gaudi and his team designed over 50 distinct investment strategies for institutional clients in Australasia.

Gaudi’s analysis follows a scientific approach based on empirical research and quantitative evidence.

EQD | Hang Seng (HSI Index) - Popular Option Strategies and Top Trades, Soaring with the Iron Condor

EQD | Hong Kong Index Options Weekly - HSI and HSCEI Nov 25-29

EQD | Hang Seng (HSI Index) - Most Popular Option Strategies, Long Vola with Bearish Bias

Event-Driven

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<li>Last week, the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a> gained 2.3% an increase while volatility slightly declined by 0.2%. The volatility surface provides the context for last week's most popular strategies, </li>
<li>Low implied volatility and a flat term structure support long volatility strategies and Calendar Spreads. In a bullish sentiment shift, almost half the strategies reflect a bullish view.</li>
<li>The largest volume trade, an Iron Condor, is a rare example of a strategy generating premium income. This insight provides both aggregate data analysis and drill-down into individual trade parameters.</li>
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Last week, the Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) gained 2.3% an increase while volatility slightly declined by 0.2%. The volatility surface provides the context for last week's most popular strategies, 
Low implied volatility and a flat term structure support long volatility strategies and Calendar Spreads. In a bullish sentiment shift, almost half the strategies reflect a bullish view.
The largest volume trade, an Iron Condor, is a rare example of a strategy generating premium income. This insight provides both aggregate data analysis and drill-down into individual trade parameters.


EQD | Hang Seng (HSI Index) - Most Popular Option Strategies, Calendar Strategies on the Rise