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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Event-Driven

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<li>This Insight analyzes <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> tailor-made option strategies over the last five trading days, providing strategy analysis, trends, highlights, and volatility context.</li>
<li>Despite the holidays and generally low volume, last week saw some interesting strategies traded.</li>
<li>The highest premium earned was for a January '25 Butterfly. The largest trade was a January '25 Bull Call Spread, reflecting the popularity of long volatility strategies and spreads.</li>
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This Insight analyzes Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) tailor-made option strategies over the last five trading days, providing strategy analysis, trends, highlights, and volatility context.
Despite the holidays and generally low volume, last week saw some interesting strategies traded.
The highest premium earned was for a January '25 Butterfly. The largest trade was a January '25 Bull Call Spread, reflecting the popularity of long volatility strategies and spreads.


Hang Seng (HSI Index) - This Butterfly Gives You Wings: Popular Option Strategies and Top Trades