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

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Clifton Derivatives

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

Equity Derivatives

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<li>Busy news week with trade and deal headlines taking center stage.</li>
<li>Stock have been treading water aside from the Materials Sector with breadth reversing from last week’s rebound.</li>
<li>The thick of earnings season is past with only 15 companies reporting in the next week.</li>
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Busy news week with trade and deal headlines taking center stage.
Stock have been treading water aside from the Materials Sector with breadth reversing from last week’s rebound.
The thick of earnings season is past with only 15 companies reporting in the next week.


Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) (981 HK)

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)

Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (Oct 27 – 31): Market Cools After Busy News Week

Hang Seng Index

Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (Oct 27 – 31): Market Cools After Busy News Week