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About QuantArt

QuantArt is committed to unlock financial savings for clients by optimizing risk and return. The Optimisation is done across asset classes like Foreign Exchange, Interest Rate, Commodities, Bond, DCM, ECM, and Credit. We work across geographies with nuances of local markets while firmly tracking the Global Financial Market. Our vision is to continuously bridge the global financial market asymmetries through knowledge, intelligence, technology, big data quant, and experience to bring about assured risk-adjusted savings through optimization for corporates and institutions. We want to always achieve 100% Key Result Areas in treasury for our clients.

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What is our vision for our clients?

Our aim is to offer a stable and cost-efficient environment for our clients, enabling them to concentrate on their core business areas. We are committed to overseeing all facets of risk management and hedging on behalf of our clients.

With what objective was QuantArt started?

Our intent was to instill transparency in operations, establish quantitative accountability in result assessments, implement strategic excellence based on proprietary algorithms, and exhibit proactive responses to market movements. The ultimate goal was to ensure client profitability regardless of the direction of market fluctuations.

How have we been successful in continuously bringing value for our clients?

We have an outstanding track record of attaining measurable results aligned with the specific objectives we set in collaboration with our clients. This achievement is made possible by our meticulous selection of highly skilled experts in Treasury/FX risk management. What sets us apart is our distinctive approach—our advisory services are directly provided by senior advisors and directors without any delegation. Each client’s portfolio receives dedicated attention from one of the three members of our leadership team. They conduct thorough reviews every morning and evening, strategizing on the optimal course of action. QuantArt aligns closely with each client’s vision, establishing quantifiable and measurable objectives for a mutually successful partnership.

How do we consistently maintain a track record of successful market predictions?

Our team of experts engage in thorough reading and continuous research on global markets, staying attuned to both major and minor real-time developments. We foster extensive discussions with industry peers and associations, exploring ideas and potential scenarios collaboratively. Furthermore, our expertise extends to intricate analyses of market data. This comprehensive approach, coupled with our intuitive understanding and the depth of information and research we undertake, affords us an exceptional grasp of the market. This comprehensive insight is instrumental in our ability to make successful predictions regarding currency, interest rates, and commodity price movements.

What is the rationale behind our strong commitment to hold regular alignment meetings with our clients even during periods of stability?

Our goal is to help clients attain their risk management objectives, achieve stability in their balance sheet, and enhance profitability. Our frequent meetings ensure alignment with any changes in the client’s requirements, allowing us to delve into potential future scenarios. Through these interactions, clients also gain a clear assessment of their current standing in terms of profits.

What gaps do we perceive exists globally in the Hedging and Risk Management Industry?

The leadership at QuantArt, who are a team of investment bankers, recognized a global gap wherein many corporations lacked access to sophisticated tools, live market data, and essential knowledge crucial for effective treasury management. To fill this gap, QuantArt Market Solutions was founded in 2012 with the vision of creating a level playing field for both banks and corporations.

How has Hedgenius brought eased Treasury operations for our clients?

Hedgenius is an intelligent software designed for smart Hedging and Risk management. It simplifies data management for treasuries, streamlines transactions, reduces operational costs, and minimizes processing time by consolidating essential everyday tools for treasuries, including live rates, mark-to-market information, and calculators.

How are our Insights and Market reports unique?

Our Insights and Market outlook reports, undergo extensive levels of research and meticulous analysis of global market and economic data. Beyond providing analysis and outlooks, the reports encompass strategies that are relevant for the current period and the near future.

Our Main Business

✔ All You Need Is In One Place

✔ Live Spot and Forward Premium

✔ Hedge MIS

✔ Hedge Strategies with Scenario Analysis

✔ Option Calculator

✔ Knowledge Hub

Advisory and Consulting

✔ Impeccable track record

✔ Advisory by industry experts with 25+ years experience

✔ Focus on meeting objectives

✔ Advisory aligned with clients vision

✔ Regular review

✔ Advisory on Fx, Interest Rates, Commodities

Training and Capacity Building

✔ 750+ Trained participants, from 100 corporates and banks

✔ Exemplary Faculty

✔ Fine Balance of Practical and Pedagogy

✔ World class content and customized modules

✔ Excellent Feedback

✔ Option of Offline and Online training sessions

Our Main Business

Managing treasury operations can be a complex and a time-consuming task that requires a high level of expertise and attention to detail. This is why we have built “Hedgenius.” This is a Global Software, designed and built by Treasury experts with over 25 years of experience in Treasury Management for corporate treasuries.

Leadership Team

Samir Lodha

Managing Director

Samir Lodha founded QuantArt in 2012 January which has been running for the last 10 years. He is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) and has around 20 years of experience in Forex and Interest rate risk management. Prior to that, he had worked in senior positions with foreign exchange treasuries of JP Morgan (Executive Director), HSBC (Associate Director), and ICICI Bank wherein he advised large companies across India on risk management and hedging of foreign exchange and interest rates exposures.  He has significant experience in Fx and rate markets along with a sound experience and understanding of global markets, market economics, hedging strategies, hedge algorithms, price calculation, and risk-return optimization.

Srinivas Puni

Managing Partner

Srinivas Puni is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) with over 15 years of experience in structuring forex and interest rates derivatives. He has worked with banks like JP Morgan, Standard Chartered, Yes Bank, and Axis Bank in the past. He conducts training on foreign exchange and risk management as well as advises specifically large clients. Srinivas has an in-depth understanding of the quantitative models behind derivative valuation and related CVA, DVA, FVA modeling. He specifically handles pricing, valuations, structuring, risk modeling etc

Vinod Garg

Managing Partner

Vinod is an MBA from IIM Lucknow with 20+ years of experience in treasuries in India and Hong Kong wherein he advised large companies and banks on risk management, markets, and hedging. Prior to joining QuantArt, he held the positions of Executive Director in Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas. Vinod has extensive skills in simplifying complex situations and convert the same into a hedge opportunity.

Sandip Basu

Managing Partner

Sandip is a post graduate from BITS Pilani with 25+ years of experience in global markets.  He began his banking career with SBI and thereafter held leadership position at treasury at American Express Bank, Deutsche Bank and ICICI Bank in India. He was an investment banker for 7 years covering areas including PE intermediation, debt syndication and FX advisory. Sandip was Chief Treasury for Tata Steel Group between 2014-2020, where he led a large team with distinction in hedging currency, interest rates and commodity, investment of surplus funds, retirals investment, working capital management, RBI regulations  etc.  

Leadership Team

Samir Lodha

Managing Director

Srinivas Puni

Managing Partner

Vinod Garg

Managing Partner

Sandip Basu

Managing Partner

Samir Lodha founded QuantArt in 2012 January which has been running for the last 10 years. He is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) and has around 20 years of experience in Forex and Interest rate risk management. Prior to that, he had worked in senior positions with foreign exchange treasuries of JP Morgan (Executive Director), HSBC (Associate Director), and ICICI Bank wherein he advised large companies across India on risk management and hedging of foreign exchange and interest rates exposures.  He has significant experience in Fx and rate markets along with a sound experience and understanding of global markets, market economics, hedging strategies, hedge algorithms, price calculation, and risk-return optimization.

Srinivas Puni is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) with over 15 years of experience in structuring forex and interest rates derivatives. He has worked with banks like JP Morgan, Standard Chartered, Yes Bank, and Axis Bank in the past. He conducts training on foreign exchange and risk management as well as advises specifically large clients. Srinivas has an in-depth understanding of the quantitative models behind derivative valuation and related CVA, DVA, FVA modeling. He specifically handles pricing, valuations, structuring, risk modeling etc

Vinod is an MBA from IIM Lucknow with 20+ years of experience in treasuries in India and Hong Kong wherein he advised large companies and banks on risk management, markets, and hedging. Prior to joining QuantArt, he held the positions of Executive Director in Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas. Vinod has extensive skills in simplifying complex situations and convert the same into a hedge opportunity.

Sandip is a post graduate from BITS Pilani with 25+ years of experience in global markets.  He began his banking career with SBI and thereafter held leadership position at treasury at American Express Bank, Deutsche Bank and ICICI Bank in India. He was an investment banker for 7 years covering areas including PE intermediation, debt syndication and FX advisory. Sandip was Chief Treasury for Tata Steel Group between 2014-2020, where he led a large team with distinction in hedging currency, interest rates and commodity, investment of surplus funds, retirals investment, working capital management,RBI regulations  etc.  

Our Offerings

Saving Money Made Easy:

QuantArt is all about helping clients save money by making smart choices that balance risk and reward.

Impressive Results:

What makes QuantArt different is that we have a perfect history of getting real, measurable results that match exactly what clients want.

Saving Money Made Easy:

QuantArt is all about helping clients save money by making smart choices that balance risk and reward.

Impressive Results:

What makes QuantArt different is that we have a perfect history of getting real, measurable results that match exactly what clients want.

Experts Work Directly with You:

QuantArt’s special way of doing things means that experienced advisors and leaders work closely with you, so the quality of our help is never watered down.

Responsible Analysis:

We carefully looks at data to check if we are meeting our goals, making sure we are responsible for what we promise.

Experts Work Directly with You:

QuantArt’s special way of doing things means that experienced advisors and leaders work closely with you, so the quality of our help is never watered down.

Responsible Analysis:

QuantArt carefully looks at data to check if we are meeting our goals, making sure we are responsible for what we promise.

Helping You Succeed Together

At QuantArt, we are not just a company that offers services; we are like teammates who are dedicated to making sure you succeed.

Learning All the Time:

Clients at QuantArt regularly join workshops and training sessions to stay up-to-date and learn new strategies.

Helping You Succeed Together:

At QuantArt, we are not just a company that offers services; we are like teammates who are dedicated to making sure you succeed.

Learning All the Time:

Clients at QuantArt regularly join workshops and training sessions to stay up-to-date and learn new strategies.

Our Values

We go out of our way to serve our clients. Fully committed to clients.

We are partner in your success.

We reach out proactively. Our Solutions are innovative when required.

We always use the latest available concepts and tools.

We combine the best of technology and experience to bring value.

We reach out Proactively.

Why Partner with QuantArt?

We are seeking ambitious entrepreneurs to join us in providing our specialized Forex & Commodity Hedging Advisory services to businesses of all sizes. Through a collaborative commission-sharing arrangement, we aim to create a mutually beneficial partnership. By onboarding as few as 10 clients each year, you have the potential to earn up to Rs. 50 lakhs or more annually within a span of 4 years. This opportunity promises a triple-win scenario, benefiting you, the clients you serve, and our firm.

Collaboration Structure

Collaboration Structure

Testimonials

Media Coverage & Industry Associations

Past Knowledge Events

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. Are you getting the right price on your Fx conversion?
  2. Is the Fx rate trending against you?
  3. How to negotiate to get the right rates?
  4. Negotiation strategies regular Fx, Cash, Spot, Forwards, Options and Swaps.
  5. Q&As

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. Interest Rate Hedging Strategies.
  2. SOFR IRS.
  3. SOFR CAP, FLOOR and COLLAR.
  4. Interest Cost Reduction Strategies.
  5. Q&A.

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. What should be the Fx budget rate for Exporters?
  2. What should be the Fx budget rate for Importers?
  3. What should be the strategy to achieve the Fx budget rates.
  4. USDINR Outlook and Factors driving the same.
  5. Q&As

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. Interest Rate SOFR & EURIBOR Long Term Outlook.
  2.  Selection of Right SOFR & EURIBOR Tenor.
  3. Hedging of SOFR & EURIBOR
  4. Interest Cost Reduction Strategies.
  5. Q&A.

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. Swaps, Concept of FRA, interest rate and currency swaps.
  2. Conventions and terminologies – LIBOR, day count conventions, holiday conventions, stub, etc.
  3. CCS, POS, COS, IRS in Indian context along with examples.
  4. Long-term forwards and their equivalence to swaps.
  5. Q&As.

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. Import and Export Options – pay offs, pros and cons.
  2. Discuss the structures which make sense and regulations which need to be considered.
  3. Operational aspects.
  4. How to design a good option hedge for various tenors and for imports and exports.
  5. Fx Outlook & QnAs.

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. Are you getting the right price on your Fx conversion?
  2. Is the Fx rate trended against you?
  3. How to negotiate to get the right rates?
  4. Negotiation strategies – Regular Fx, Cash, Spot, Forwards, Options and Swaps.
  5. Market Outlook and QnAs.

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. The Appropriate Currency.
  2. Optimizing with the Right Hedging strategy and instrument.
  3. Efficiently managing floating interest rate risk.
  4. Meeting regulatory and stakeholders requirements.
  5. QnAs.

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. Commodity Outlook
  2. Commodity Hedging in LME, OTC, CME
  3. Commodity Options.
  4. Hedge Instruments Strategizing and Monitoring.
  5. Q&As.

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. Are you getting the right price on your Fx conversion?
  2. Is the Fx rate trended against you?
  3. How to negotiate to get the right rates?
  4. Negotiation strategies – Regular Fx, Cash, Spot, Forwards, Options and Swaps.
  5. Market Outlook and QnAs.

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. The Appropriate Currency.
  2. Optimizing with the Right Hedging strategy and instrument.
  3. Efficiently managing floating interest rate risk.
  4. Meeting regulatory and stakeholders requirements.
  5. QnAs.

Here’s what we had covered during the session-

  1. Commodity Outlook
  2. Commodity Hedging in LME, OTC, CME
  3. Commodity Options.
  4. Hedge Instruments Strategizing and Monitoring.
  5. Q&As.

Exclusive Reports

We release well researched reports on Global markets-Outlook and Strategies, Global currencies, Commodities, Risk management and Hedging strategies, Hedging instruments and Best practices. Log on to QuantArt Hedgenius to access our Exclusive Reports.

As we step into 2024, the Eurozone is grappling with a series of economic setbacks. The third quarter of 2023 saw a startling halt in growth, with the region’s economy performing worse than expected, and Germany’s GDP declining by 0.4%. The manufacturing sector is struggling, highlighted by a Purchasing Managers’ Index of just 47.1, indicating contraction for the sixth consecutive month. Business lending has seen its first drop in eight years, falling by 0.3%, while the real estate sector is facing a daunting €176 billion refinancing gap by 2027.

India’s steel sector shines with a robust 11.4% year-on-year growth, outpacing a global slowdown as November sees a dip. The nation’s surging construction, fueled by infrastructure investments, forecasts a sturdy 7.7% steel demand hike in 2024. Keep an eye on this dynamic market as it defies trends and powers ahead.

In our January 2024 report, we take a closer look at the British Pound (GBP) as the UK faces a tough economic period with a 0.1% GDP contraction, a significant trade deficit of £4.480 billion, and high inflation rates. Despite efforts by the Bank of England to keep inflation under control, it remains high at 3.9% year over year, down from 4.6% but still nearly double the Bank’s 2% target. Unemployment is relatively stable at 4.2%, but manufacturing activity is slowing down, with the PMI falling to 46.4. This report covers short term and medium term outlook on GBP and provides practical hedge strategies for dealing with GBP in these uncertain times?.

As we step into 2024, the Eurozone is grappling with a series of economic setbacks. The third quarter of 2023 saw a startling halt in growth, with the region’s economy performing worse than expected, and Germany’s GDP declining by 0.4%. The manufacturing sector is struggling, highlighted by a Purchasing Managers’ Index of just 47.1, indicating contraction for the sixth consecutive month. Business lending has seen its first drop in eight years, falling by 0.3%, while the real estate sector is facing a daunting €176 billion refinancing gap by 2027.

Discover the latest strategies for Indian IT/ITES exporters in 2024. With the USD-INR rate at 83.25 and a forward rate of 84.65, learn how options like Seagull and Range Forwards offer better flexibility and protection against currency depreciation. This presentation unveils how these options outperform traditional forward contracts, ensuring better financial outcomes in uncertain economic times.

Unlock the secrets to smart borrowing in 2024 with our analysis of global interest rates. Discover why USD, GBP, AED, and INR have higher rates, while EUR, CHF, and JPY are more affordable. Learn how to navigate the tricky landscape of interest rate swaps and currency risk management to optimize your borrowing costs. Our guide provides crucial insights into managing loans in a high-interest rate environment while adhering to local regulations, making it an essential tool for savvy financial planning.

Our Offices

Singapore

QuantArt Technologies Pte. Ltd. 1, North Bridge Road, #11-10, High Street Centre, Singapore – 179094, 

Email id: [email protected]

Mumbai

QuantArt Market Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Unit No. G5, Ground Floor, Unit No. 02, First Floor, Trade Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E),
Mumbai – 400051, Maharashtra
Phone No:- + 919674933723
Email id:- [email protected]

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