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.

REA Group (REA AU) Vs. News Corp (NWS AU): Earnings Catalyst Drives Mean-Reversion Win

Toyota Motor (7203 JP) Tactical Outlook After $10B Profit Cut on Tariff Impact

Case Study: Time-Based Exit in Two Long-Running Pair Trades

Softbank Group (9984 JP) Results on 7 Aug: Expected Move and Option Insights

Toyota (7203 JP) Surges 14% — A Contrarian Option Strategy

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (04 Aug)

China Mobile (941 HK) Results on 7 Aug: Low Volatility History Faces Test

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota (7203 JP)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fuji-heavy-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5439:1" rel="noopener">Subaru (7270 JP)</a> price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
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Highlight: Both companies in this highly correlated pair reported results on 7 August 2025, opening up a rare opportunity.</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 Toyota (7203 JP) vs. Subaru (7270 JP) price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlight: Both companies in this highly correlated pair reported results on 7 August 2025, opening up a rare opportunity.

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.


Toyota (7203 JP) Vs. Subaru (7270 JP): Rare Mean-Reversion Setup After Earnings