Volatility Strategies

New York volatility manager is positioning for event-driven vol as single stock call buying reaches historic levels.

FIA providers are introducing indexing strategies based on actively managed funds and increasingly sophisticated investment strategies.

Optiver is growing its footprint in global exotics and structured products.

WisdomTree has listed two actively managed autocallable UCITS exchange-traded funds following Atlantic House deal.

Investors are pricing in only a slight bump in S&P 500 volatility ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, as a wave of single stock call buying and a dense corporate earnings calendar overshadow political risk.

Ex-QVR institutional head and Convex Asset Management chief are gearing up to launch three volatility strategies at Kai Asset Management.

Investors want customized QIS and tailored derivatives exposure amid macro uncertainty and market dispersion.

Ryan McRandal’s Light Arc Capital is finding more value in long volatility strategies as medium dated equity implied volatility approaches a cyclical floor.

Institutional investors in Europe will deploy more capital into derivatives-backed ETFs over the next five years.

The artificial intelligence boom is spreading beyond mega caps. Questions remain over whether broader participation creates genuine diversification.