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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HKEX Expands Weekly Options: 17 new single-stock weekly expiries are launched in the next two weeks, doubling the offering of Hong Kong’s fast-growing short-dated options market.</li>
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Why It Matters: Weekly expiries let traders and investors hedge or speculate around key events with precision. They offer lower premiums and higher gamma than longer-dated contracts.</li>
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Momentum: Trading volumes in existing weeklies continues to rise, underscoring rising investor adoption and liquidity.</li>
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HKEX Expands Weekly Options: 17 new single-stock weekly expiries are launched in the next two weeks, doubling the offering of Hong Kong’s fast-growing short-dated options market.

Why It Matters: Weekly expiries let traders and investors hedge or speculate around key events with precision. They offer lower premiums and higher gamma than longer-dated contracts.

Momentum: Trading volumes in existing weeklies continues to rise, underscoring rising investor adoption and liquidity.


Pop Mart, Trip.com, Geely Auto, and More: Weekly Options Start Trading on 15 June