Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist, Clifton Derivatives

John Ley

Ex-Portfolio Manager with over 25 years of derivatives experience across products and geographies. Specializing in all things Vol - Relative Value volatility trading, Cross-Asset volatility strategies and event handicapping and trading. Develops own proprietary trading tools and analysis.  
Previously: Options Specialist and Market Maker at BMO, Managing Director Global Equity Derivatives at TDS. Most recently, Portfolio Manager of volatility portfolio at Polar Aset Management Partners (> $USD 7 billion multi-strategy hedge fund) focusing on cross-asset relative value volatility and derivative fund overlays.

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist

EQD | Asia December Vol Roadmap - The Big Exhale

EQD | Hong Kong Index Options Weekly - HSI and HSCEI

Clifton Derivatives

Independent derivative and volatility research firm focusing on events/catalysts, earnings, relative value and cross asset volatility strategies.

Event-Driven

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<li>Put trading was heavy in the Financial sector this week. ICBC and Bank of China were the main contributors to that with 73% and 63% of their volume in Puts.</li>
<li>ANTA Sports Products had a notable pick up in Call activity this past week as the stock bounces around 3 year lows vs the Hang Seng index (graph at bottom)</li>
<li>Energy and Real Estate sectors might be the best area to look for low vol opportunities.</li>
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Put trading was heavy in the Financial sector this week. ICBC and Bank of China were the main contributors to that with 73% and 63% of their volume in Puts.
ANTA Sports Products had a notable pick up in Call activity this past week as the stock bounces around 3 year lows vs the Hang Seng index (graph at bottom)
Energy and Real Estate sectors might be the best area to look for low vol opportunities.


EQD | Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly Nov 25-29

Hang Seng Index

EQD | Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly Nov 25-29