Longshanks Capital
—systematic equity derivatives proprietary trading
Longshanks Capital
—systematic equity derivatives proprietary trading
About
Founded by Robert Kehres, Kevin Schneider, and Michel Girard, Longshanks Capital is a proprietary trading firm that focuses on systematic equity derivatives strategies. The firm combines automation, fundamental analysis, options theory, and quantitative research into a unified investment approach.
The firm was founded by an entrepreneur and fund manager with academic credentials from Oxford and Cambridge, a PhD in Finance, and postdoctoral research experience at both institutions, and a seasoned derivatives trader with a decade of experience at both the buy-side and sell-side. Together, the founders bring a distinctive blend of institutional trading experience, academic rigour, and entrepreneurial drive.
Longshanks Capital operates with a philosophy of selectivity over scale, building a tightly focused team that values intellectual depth and strategic precision. Its core team has included the two Oxbridge founding partners, several traders educated at Oxford and Cambridge, and a group of fundamentals and quantitative strategists with academic backgrounds from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
The firm takes its name from King Edward I of England (1239–1307), whose commanding presence and military prowess earned him the enduring title "Longshanks"—a nod to his strength, resolve, and disciplined leadership.
Founders
Robert Kehres
Kevin Schneider
Kevin Schneider
FOUNDER
Both an Oxford and Cambridge graduate (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics; 1st Class and Distinction), Robert founded the special situations and statistical arbitrage hedge fund 18 Salisbury Capital at 30. Robert also founded VC-backed technology and now EBITDA-profitable ventures Dynamify, KOTH Gaming, Origin, and Yoho. Robert began his career in convertible bond arbitrage and special situations at multi-strategy investment firm LIM Advisors, the longest continually operating hedge fund in Asia, at 20, before progressing to a role as a quantitative trader at J.P. Morgan in eFX Trading.
Kevin Schneider
Kevin Schneider
Kevin Schneider
FOUNDER
Kevin Schneider was a Founder until his recent termination as Director. Kevin holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Finance and is also a Research Associate in Finance at the University of Cambridge and Oxford. Kevin has industry experience, having formerly worked in Equity Derivatives Trading at HSBC. Kevin's research at Cambridge focuses on asset pricing in equities and their derivatives, conjoined with underlying fundamental and quantitative drivers of return predictability. He has presented at leading international conferences geared toward practitioners, who understand from industry how to apply alpha prediction.
Michel Girard
Kevin Schneider
Michel Girard
FOUNDER
Michel founded the project that ultimately transitioned into a business at Longshanks Capital. He is a seasoned convertible bond trader with over a decade of institutional trading experience, having traded derivatives at a leading investment bank before joining an elite hedge fund in London. Michel returned to the sell-side regional trading head. Subsequently, he moved back to the buy-side, trading derivatives at a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. Michel has domain expertise in commodities, convertible bonds, credit, equities, FX, and rates—and their derivatives. He holds degrees from two prominent Swiss universities.