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 | February Macro Vol Roadmap – Stay Alert to Trend Change in 2nd Half of Month

EQD | KOSPI 200 Index – Buy January Straddle

EQD | Nifty Index Options Weekly (Jan 24 – 31): Second Longest Decline Since 2007

EQD | Asia January Vol Roadmap:    Outsized Moves, Outsized Volatility

Clifton Derivatives

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

Equity Derivatives

VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA / Equity Derivatives

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<li>February typically has higher than normal absolute median price change of 8.67% vs 1M straddle cost of ~7.59%</li>
<li>February median historic vol is 34.44 which compares favorably to current implied vol of 31.</li>
<li>Distribution of returns when GDX has rallied this much against GLD indicative of 8.60% absolute median return.</li>
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February typically has higher than normal absolute median price change of 8.67% vs 1M straddle cost of ~7.59%
February median historic vol is 34.44 which compares favorably to current implied vol of 31.
Distribution of returns when GDX has rallied this much against GLD indicative of 8.60% absolute median return.


VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA

EQD | GDX – Buy 1Month Straddle