Firm
Petronius Capital is a proprietary trading firm operating in the realm of quantamental finance, specializing in the art of exploiting inefficiencies within the equity derivatives markets.
Founding Partners
The firm's partners now (initially a founding partnership between Robert Kehres and Marc-Antoine Chaudet, a seasoned convertible bond trader; ex-J.P. Morgan; ex-Citadel) encompass Robert Kehres and Kevin Schneider.
Robert Kehres
Robert Kehres carries a decade of experience in entrepreneurship, hedge funds, and quant trading and read Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics at Cambridge (1st) and Oxford and also founded digital casino fantasy sports gambling platform KOTH Gaming, special situations hedge fund 18 Salisbury Capital, video-first productivity SaaS platform Yoho, B2B enterprise F&B SaaS platform Dynamify, was formerly a quant trader at J.P. Morgan and began his career in convertible bonds and special situations at multi-strategy hedge fund LIM Advisors aged 20.
Kevin Schneider
Kevin Schneider holds a PhD in Finance and is also a Research Associate in Finance at Cambridge, formerly in Equity Derivatives Trading at HSBC, in which he was involved in listed and OTC options and structured products with institutional and retail counterparties, involving development, backtesting, and evaluation of diverse trading strategies. His groundbreaking research at Cambridge focuses on asset pricing in equities and their derivatives in application to predictive drivers of alpha from a quantamental approach and has been presented at leading international conferences, including gearing toward practitioners.
Locations
With Petronius Capital's headquarters nestled in the prestigious Berkeley Square of Mayfair, London, the firm proudly boasts an additional office located in the eminent One IFC of Central, Hong Kong.
Petronius Arbiter
The firm draws its illustrious name from the revered Petronius Arbiter, a distinguished aristocrat esteemed at the opulent court of Emperor Nero. Bestowed with the epithet "arbiter elegantiarum," which translates to "the foremost authority on elegance," Petronius Arbiter was renowned not only for his refined taste but also for his literary prowess. Unfortunately, through circumstances shrouded in mystery, he incurred the wrath of Emperor Nero, leading to his tragic demise by his own hand. The inspiration behind Petronius Capital's namesake lies in the harmonious convergence of Petronius Arbiter's unparalleled expertise and the financial acumen demonstrated by the firm. Additionally, the inherent significance of the firm's chosen appellation is further enriched by its connection to the Latin term "arbiter," which eloquently encapsulates the essence of Petronius Capital’s modus operandi.
Press release written by Hedge Funds Club on 18 Salisbury Capital, the hedge fund Robert Kehres founded aged 30 alongside Pan-Asian hedge fund veterans Michael Gibson, Masanori Takaku, and Stephen Yuen: hedgefundsclub.com/archives/2384
Academic literature from Kevin Schneider from Cambridge with applications to equity derivatives trading fundamentally and quantitatively: sites.google.com/view/kevinschneider