Leopold Aschenbrenner suspected to be heavily investing in AI related call options
US stock analyst Paradis stated that it is suspected that Leopold Aschenbrenner and his fund Situational Awareness are intensively buying AI related FLEX Calls, with a total premium of $315 million, Delta exposure of $1.1 billion, and Vega exposure of $5.8 million. Positions include: SNDK royalty of $57 million, Delta of $198 million, Vega of $1.04 million; BE royalty of 48 million US dollars, Delta of 140 million US dollars, Vega of 565000 US dollars; INTC royalty of 48 million US dollars, Delta of 185 million US dollars, Vega of 870000 US dollars; CRWV royalty of 43 million US dollars, Delta of 160 million US dollars, Vega of 770000 US dollars; DRAM royalty of $43 million, Delta of $173 million, Vega of $855000; SKHY royalty of 39 million US dollars, Delta of 148 million US dollars, Vega of 710000 US dollars; AMD royalty of $36 million, Delta of $193 million, Vega of $1.08 million. Nomura and Goldman Sachs trading desks believe that there is a mysterious buyer behind it.