Trading Insights: Unpacking innovations in quantitative investment strategies (QIS)

Nov 11, 2025

Arnaud Jobert, co-head of Strategic Indices at J.P. Morgan, dives into the innovative world of quantitative investment strategies. He discusses the impressive growth of the QIS platform, detailing client demand shifts from retail to institutional. Arnaud highlights the evolution of products like equity vol carry and trend strategies, along with new alpha opportunities emerging from market dynamics. The conversation also touches on leveraging AI for better execution and expanding investment horizons into fixed income, showcasing the future of systematic trading.

Ask episode

AI Snips

Chapters

Transcript

Episode notes

INSIGHT

Scale From Cross‑Asset Integration

J.P. Morgan's strategic indices (QIS) platform doubled to over $100bn by combining cross-asset innovation, execution, and scaled customization.
Retail (30%) and institutional demand, including hedge funds and pension mandates, drove growth and product sophistication.

INSIGHT

Core Alpha Mix And Synergies

Equity volatility, multi-factor equity, commodities, and trend are core alpha sources across the platform.
Cross-asset synergies (e.g., factor persistence and commodity linkages) improve diversification and returns.

ADVICE

Match Innovation With Execution

Pair innovation with low-cost, fast execution to preserve alpha when horizons shrink and flows accelerate.
Build continuous intraday execution to capture convex, fast-reacting strategies tied to gamma flows.

Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode

Get the app

In this episode, Arnaud Jobert, co-head of Strategic Indices for Markets and Global Head of Equity Structuring, speaks with Eloise Goulder, head of the Data Assets & Alpha Group here at J.P. Morgan. They discuss the drivers of growth in the QIS business at J.P. Morgan, the types of alphas they look to provide systematic exposure to, from x-asset risk premia, to x-asset trend, to intraday- and vol-based strategies, and the evolution in investing client demand for these products. Finally they discuss further product innovation potential, from leveraging LLMs to expanding investment markets.

Shownotes:

Intraday options, levered ETFs and the retail investor with Matthieu Boisot, head of Cross-Asset, Volatility and Intraday Product Development for QIS – Jul ‘25
Evolution of the Markets Structuring business with Rui Fernandes, Head of Structuring - Feb ‘25
QIS Developments and the use of LLMs with Deepak Maharaj, Head of Equities and Cross Asset QIS Structuring – Nov ‘24
Extending the trend, with JP Morgan’s Lead CTA Structurer with Jagadish Chalasani, Investible Indices team – Jun ‘24

This episode was recorded on 15th October 2025.

The views expressed in this podcast may not necessarily reflect the views of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co and its affiliates (together “J.P. Morgan”), they are not the product of J.P. Morgan’s Research Department and do not constitute a recommendation, advice, or an offer or a solicitation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument. This podcast is intended for institutional and professional investors only and is not intended for retail investor use, it is provided for information purposes only. Referenced products and services in this podcast may not be suitable for you and may not be available in all jurisdictions. J.P. Morgan may make markets and trade as principal in securities and other asset classes and financial products that may have been discussed. For additional disclaimers and regulatory disclosures, please visit: www.jpmorgan.com/disclosures/salesandtradingdisclaimer. For the avoidance of doubt, opinions expressed by any external speakers are the personal views of those speakers and do not represent the views of J.P. Morgan.