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.

Statistical Arbitrage in Focus as Westpac (WBC AU) Runs Ahead of Peers

RBA Rate Watch: Navigating ASX 200, Banks, and Resources

From Banks to Miners: Cheap Vs. Rich Volatility Across Australia

Bendigo (BEN AU) Vs. NAB (NAB AU): Price-Ratio Signals 5% Pair Trade Potential In Aussie Banks

ANZ Group (ANZ AU) Vs. National Australia Bank (NAB AU): Banking on Statistical Arbitrage Pays Off

Long Macquarie (MQG AU) Vs. Short NAB (NAB AU): A Quant-Driven Pair Trade

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (8 Sep)

Bank of Queensland (BOQ AU) Vs. CBA (CBA AU): Quant-Driven Pair Trade Following Potential Overshoot

Equity Bottom-Up

National Australia Bank / Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-australia-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15:1" rel="noopener">National Australia Bank (NAB AU)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-vectors-australian-ba" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:442:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Australian Banks ETF (MVB AU)</a> price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average.</li>
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Highlights: The dislocation highlights the recent outperformance of NAB vs. some of its peers, pointing to a potential underweight in a portfolio context.</li>
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Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.</li>
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Context: The National Australia Bank (NAB AU) vs. VanEck Australian Banks ETF (MVB AU) price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average.

Highlights: The dislocation highlights the recent outperformance of NAB vs. some of its peers, pointing to a potential underweight in a portfolio context.

Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.


VanEck Vectors Australian Banks ETF (MVB AU)

NAB (NAB AU) Dislocation Vs. Peers Highlights Mean-Reversion Setup