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 | Global Option Implied Volatility - Opportunities in Nifty 50, Nasdaq, ASX 200, FTSE 100, SMI

EQD / NSE Vol Update / Front-End IVs Battered as Wkly. Expiry Date Misses Out on Tier-1 Event Risks.

EQD | Global Option Implied Volatility - Kospi 200, Hang Seng, Nifty 50

EQD / NSE Vol Update / IVs Finally Respond to Mkt. Forces as Holidays Drop off the Calendar

EQD / NSE Vol Update / IVs Subdued in Spite of Weakening Equities. Skew Looks Overly Compressed.

Event-Driven

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) </a>finished last week in positive territory. A longer rally could ensue.</li>
<li>This Insight provides option strategies based on the resistance and support levels identified in the quantitative Insight <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/eqd-nifty-50-state-of-the-odds" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:167397" rel="noopener">EQD | NIFTY 50: State Of The Odds</a>.</li>
<li>Volatility skew and option liquidity inform three strategies, which include a Capped Risk Reversal, a Risk Reversal, and a Call Spread.</li>
</ul>


The NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) finished last week in positive territory. A longer rally could ensue.
This Insight provides option strategies based on the resistance and support levels identified in the quantitative Insight EQD | NIFTY 50: State Of The Odds.
Volatility skew and option liquidity inform three strategies, which include a Capped Risk Reversal, a Risk Reversal, and a Call Spread.


EQD | NIFTY 50 (NIFTY INDEX) - Capped Risk Reversal and Other Option Opportunities