Longshanks Capital

Company profile

Longshanks Capital company profile

Founded by Robert Kehres, Kevin Schneider, and Michel Girard—Longshanks Capital is a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Mayfair, London focused on systematic equity derivatives strategies—combining 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 Robert Kehres, a PhD in Finance with postdoctoral research experience at both institutions Kevin Schneider, and a seasoned derivatives trader with a decade of experience at both the buy-side and sell-side Michel Girard. Together, the founders have brought a distinctive blend of institutional trading experience, academic rigor, 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 Oxbridge founding partners, several traders educated at Oxford and Cambridge, and a group of fundamental and quantitative strategists with academic backgrounds from only 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.