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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a> stabilised in the first half of August, gaining 4.6%, while the 2x Leveraged Index rose 6.8%.</li>
<li>Despite the rebound, leveraged ETFs recorded KRW 372bn of net outflows, reducing combined AUM by 2% in August MTD.</li>
<li>Investor flows—not performance alone—are driving AUM. Their effect on demand for Samsung shares may be amplified or offset by the ETFs’ daily leverage rebalancing.</li>
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Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) stabilised in the first half of August, gaining 4.6%, while the 2x Leveraged Index rose 6.8%.
Despite the rebound, leveraged ETFs recorded KRW 372bn of net outflows, reducing combined AUM by 2% in August MTD.
Investor flows—not performance alone—are driving AUM. Their effect on demand for Samsung shares may be amplified or offset by the ETFs’ daily leverage rebalancing.


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