v1Trader is the result of several years of quantitative exploration of the volatility asset class. Volatility has unique features making it particularly amenable to algorithmic trading approaches for significant gains. We've invested many late nights and computational modeling hours preparing our flagship strategy, Battle Axe Volatility for publication at Collective2.
Paul is the principal trader and has been trading equities and options and exploring quantitative trading strategies part-time since the early 1980's. His introduction to the volatility asset class came in 2014, just as the traditional VRP strategies were starting to fall apart in the new lower volatility regime that was taking hold. At first this apparent market failure of a whole class of volatility strategies seemed a good reason to stay away from volatility funds, but with deeper exploration it became apparent that this was a tremendous opportunity.
Paul's background is in the hard sciences, where he has substantial experience in both academic and applied fields. Paul is a tinkerer with interesting quantitative models of many types, from ecology and nutrient cycling models to climate change, material rheology and finance. He makes a living as a part-time software engineer, but has now devoted the majority of his time to developing and managing the volatility strategies of v1Trader.
v1Trader consists of Paul and a number of affiliated partners and consultants to help make sure the trading experience is seamless and effective.
For more information about any of our work, you may contact us at info@v1trader.com and we'll respond promptly.