Unlock the Potential of Systematic Investment Strategies with Volos

ABOUT VOLOS

Powering the Next Generation of Systematic Options Investing.

Volos provides Systematic Strategy Development software and index services to ETF issuers, asset managers, hedge funds, and institutional allocators. 

We specialize in options-based strategies and deliver high transparency around their historical performance and attribution.

Our backtesting technology combines speed, flexibility, integrity, and reliability to power our robust suite of index services and strategy development software.

Our Strategy Engine is a first of its kind strategy development suite where professional investors can rapidly develop, tailor, analyze, and monitor customized systematic strategies.

THE VOLOS STRATEGY ENGINE

Bring Any Systematic Strategy Idea To Life In Minutes Without The Use Of Code

The Volos Strategy Engine provides a point-and-click backtesting interface along with a robust suite of analytical dashboards and strategy data.

This innovative solution brings user-designed systematic strategies to life faster and more easily than any other tool.

From simple passive covered calls strategies to active dispersion trading or other technical scenarios, Volos provides the deepest visibility and highest integrity results.

Boost efficiency with Volos, a must-have tool kit for any options practitioner:

  • Rapidly move from idea to backtest with unparalleled flexibility

  • Generate proposals faster and with higher-fidelity data

  • Bring products to market with speed and confidence

INSTITUTIONAL SOLUTIONS

Trusted by Top Financial Institutions.

Volos’ enterprise-grade solutions and third party verified results are trusted by institutional clients on both the buy and sell-side that power large shares of options activity in the market today.

  • Volos indexes currently power 11 ETFs across five issuers. In total, our primary and secondary calculations span 30+ indexes and constitutes over $10 billion in total AUM. 

  • Volos is trusted by Nasdaq Investment Intelligence as an index contribution and calculation partner, helping support their growing presence in the options landscape.

Senior Leadership

  • Peter joins Volos with over 25 years of experience on Wall Street as a senior executive in derivatives trading. Prior to joining Volos, Peter served as a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at Convexity Capital Management, where he managed volatility strategies across multiple asset classes. Prior to that, Peter was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse, where he ran the North American Interest Rate Trading and Sales business. Previously, Peter served in senior positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, including Head of Americas Rates and FX Trading. Peter has also worked from 1992 to 2007 at Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust, where he ran the North American Core Rates Trading and Options businesses. Peter holds a BS in accounting from Lehigh University and a Masters in Data Analytics from Drew University.

  • Dan Corcoran is the President and Founder of Volos, an index and technology provider for options strategies. Dan started Volos in 2014 to use options to service institutional investors such as asset managers, banks, pensions, and insurance companies. At Volos, Dan leads a team of index, software, and solutions specialists with the mission of helping clients dramatically expand their capabilities within options. Dan is involved with several industry groups where he has participated in sharing options research, including the CFA Society of Boston, EQ Derivatives, and the Options Industry Council (OIC).

  • Jeff is a FinTech entrepreneur, creating financial software and analysis solutions. Jeff began his career in institutional equity research and sales at Furey Research and Granahan Investment Management. Jeff holds an MBA from Babson College and a B.S. in Finance from the Marshall School of Business at USC.

  • Tom has previous experience at Putnam Investments and CBRE Group as a full-stack software engineer, designing and developing modern web applications and cloud systems. Tom holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Boston University.

  • Nan previously worked for Intercontinental Exchange, specializing in margin modeling, financial product proxying, and financial data analytics. Nan holds an M.S. in Quantitative and Computational Finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

NDX CONNECT

Nasdaq-100® Index Options Strategies At Your Fingertips

We partnered with Nasdaq’s Options Exchange to create NDX Connect, a platform focused on providing transparency around the most popular options strategies using Nasdaq-100 index options (NDX).

  • NDX Connect consists of 120 passive NDX options strategies organized by investment objective. We work directly with institutional investors to design custom NDX strategies, which we deliver through our private strategy repository.

  • Each index options strategy is showcased via a profile page that allows for users to easily compare strategies against one another as well as a portfolio sizing and copy trade feature.

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