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.

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Equity Derivatives

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (9988 HK</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">BABA US)</a> will announce FY2026 results on 13 May, three trading days before the 15 May US-listed options expiry.</li>
<li>Options markets price an earnings move above the historical range, while elevated straddle break-evens set a high bar for long-volatility strategies.</li>
<li>Gain insight into Alibaba’s earnings-day price history, upside/downside reaction pattern, and volatility term structure ahead of the upcoming results announcement.</li>
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Alibaba (9988 HK / BABA US) will announce FY2026 results on 13 May, three trading days before the 15 May US-listed options expiry.
Options markets price an earnings move above the historical range, while elevated straddle break-evens set a high bar for long-volatility strategies.
Gain insight into Alibaba’s earnings-day price history, upside/downside reaction pattern, and volatility term structure ahead of the upcoming results announcement.


Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX)

Alibaba (BABA US): Options Price a Big Earnings Move on 13 May