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/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK hynix (000660 KS)</a> fell 3.8% in August MTD, while its 2x Leveraged Index declined 13.4% and combined KRX-listed ETF AUM fell 28% to KRW 3.8tn.</li>
<li>The seven KRX-listed 2x long ETFs recorded combined net outflows of KRW 763bn, with units outstanding declining in six products and redemptions amplifying negative performance.</li>
<li>Daily flows in the long and inverse ETFs were negatively correlated, causing associated hedge flows to reinforce rather than offset each other, although the larger long products dominate the effect.</li>
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SK hynix (000660 KS) fell 3.8% in August MTD, while its 2x Leveraged Index declined 13.4% and combined KRX-listed ETF AUM fell 28% to KRW 3.8tn.
The seven KRX-listed 2x long ETFs recorded combined net outflows of KRW 763bn, with units outstanding declining in six products and redemptions amplifying negative performance.
Daily flows in the long and inverse ETFs were negatively correlated, causing associated hedge flows to reinforce rather than offset each other, although the larger long products dominate the effect.


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CSOP SK Hynix Daily (2x) Leveraged Product

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