BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd Historic Quarter Change: Foreign Options, Sold Out

BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd historic quarter change: Foreign Options, Sold out

In put and call options, at their filed underlying value (depositary receipts and foreign shares traded over the counter), over 18 quarters from 2014-09-30 to 2026-06-30, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd opened 25 positions, added to 0, reduced 2 and sold out of 22.

Q2 2026: Stock NOK; Country of operation —; Class SPONSORED ADR · Call; Shares before 290,000.
Q4 2025: Stock TSM; Country of operation —; Class SPONSORED ADS · Call; Shares before 54,000.
Q4 2025: Stock BIDU; Country of operation —; Class SPON ADR REP A · Call; Shares before 72,000.
Q3 2025: Stock BABA; Country of operation —; Class SPONSORED ADS · Call; Shares before 490,000.

Each consecutive pair of Form 13F-HR filings compared (SEC CIK 1610880), 18 quarters: Q2 2026 (2026-03-31 to 2026-06-30, filed 2026-08-14); Q1 2026 (2025-12-31 to 2026-03-31, filed 2026-05-15); Q4 2025 (2025-09-30 to 2025-12-31, filed 2026-02-17); Q3 2025 (2025-06-30 to 2025-09-30, filed 2025-11-14); Q2 2025 (2025-03-31 to 2025-06-30, filed 2025-08-14); Q1 2025 (2024-12-31 to 2025-03-31, filed 2025-05-15); Q4 2024 (2024-09-30 to 2024-12-31, filed 2025-02-14); Q3 2024 (2024-06-30 to 2024-09-30, filed 2024-11-14); Q2 2024 (2024-03-31 to 2024-06-30, filed 2024-08-14); Q1 2024 (2023-12-31 to 2024-03-31, filed 2024-05-15); Q3 2016 (2016-06-30 to 2016-09-30, filed 2016-11-14); Q2 2016 (2016-03-31 to 2016-06-30, filed 2016-08-15); Q1 2016 (2015-12-31 to 2016-03-31, filed 2016-05-03); Q4 2015 (2015-09-30 to 2015-12-31, filed 2016-02-16); Q3 2015 (2015-06-30 to 2015-09-30, filed 2015-11-16); Q2 2015 (2015-03-31 to 2015-06-30, filed 2015-08-14); Q1 2015 (2014-12-31 to 2015-03-31, filed 2015-05-15); Q4 2014 (2014-09-30 to 2014-12-31, filed 2015-02-17). Rows for the same security, class and put/call are added together. Value change is the filed value at each quarter end, so it includes the price move. Only the filings held here are compared; the firm's 13F-HR filings go back to the quarter ended 2014-09-30. Not compared, as a quarter between them is not held here yet: 2016-09-30 to 2023-12-31 (missing 2016-12-31, 2017-03-31, 2017-06-30, 2017-09-30, 2017-12-31, 2018-03-31, 2018-06-30, 2018-09-30, 2018-12-31, 2019-03-31, 2019-06-30, 2019-09-30, 2019-12-31, 2020-03-31, 2020-06-30, 2020-09-30, 2020-12-31, 2021-03-31, 2021-06-30, 2021-09-30, 2021-12-31, 2022-03-31, 2022-06-30, 2022-09-30, 2022-12-31, 2023-03-31, 2023-06-30, 2023-09-30).

Quarter	Stock	Class	Shares before	Share change	Value before	Value after	Value change	Filed
Q2 2026	NOK NOKIA CORP	SPONSORED ADR · Call	290,000	-290,000	$2,331,600	$0	-$2,331,600	2026-08-14
Q4 2025	TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD	SPONSORED ADS · Call	54,000	-54,000	$15,081,660	$0	-$15,081,660	2026-02-17
Q4 2025	BIDU BAIDU INC	SPON ADR REP A · Call	72,000	-72,000	$9,487,440	$0	-$9,487,440	2026-02-17
Q3 2025	BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD	SPONSORED ADS · Call	490,000	-490,000	$55,570,900	$0	-$55,570,900	2025-11-14
Q2 2016	ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC CUSIP 780259206	SPONS ADR A · Call	150,000	-150,000	$7,268,000	$0	-$7,268,000	2016-08-15
Q2 2016	ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC CUSIP 780259206	SPONS ADR A · Put	150,000	-150,000	$7,268,000	$0	-$7,268,000	2016-08-15
Q2 2016	SHIRE PLC CUSIP 82481R106	SPONSORED ADR · Call	13,000	-13,000	$2,235,000	$0	-$2,235,000	2016-08-15
Q1 2016	SYNGENTA AG CUSIP 87160A100	SPONSORED ADR · Call	40,000	-40,000	$3,149,000	$0	-$3,149,000	2016-05-03
Q1 2016	CX CEMEX SAB DE CV	SPON ADR NEW · Put	100,800	-100,800	$561,000	$0	-$561,000	2016-05-03
Q1 2016	NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECH GRP I CUSIP 647581107	SPON ADR · Put	10,000	-10,000	$314,000	$0	-$314,000	2016-05-03
Q4 2015	FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC CUSIP 30249U101	COM · Call	325,700	-325,700	$10,097,000	$0	-$10,097,000	2016-02-16
Q4 2015	NTES NETEASE INC	SPONSORED ADR · Put	8,000	-8,000	$961,000	$0	-$961,000	2016-02-16
Q4 2015	BIDU BAIDU INC	SPON ADR REP A · Put	5,000	-5,000	$687,000	$0	-$687,000	2016-02-16
Q3 2015	MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL LTD CUSIP 602675100	SPON ADR · Call	63,900	-63,900	$1,821,000	$0	-$1,821,000	2015-11-16
Q3 2015	BIDU BAIDU INC	SPON ADR REP A · Call	7,600	-7,600	$1,513,000	$0	-$1,513,000	2015-11-16
Q3 2015	PBR PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO	SPONSORED ADR · Put	100,000	-100,000	$905,000	$0	-$905,000	2015-11-16
Q2 2015	WEATHERFORD INTL PLC CUSIP G48833100	ORD SHS · Call	316,000	-316,000	$3,887,000	$0	-$3,887,000	2015-08-14
Q2 2015	NTES NETEASE INC	SPONSORED ADR · Call	7,000	-7,000	$737,000	$0	-$737,000	2015-08-14
Q1 2015	PBR PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO	SPONSORED ADR · Put	300,000	-300,000	$2,190,000	$0	-$2,190,000	2015-05-15
Q4 2014	SHIRE PLC CUSIP 82481R106	SPONSORED ADR · Put	12,500	-12,500	$3,238,000	$0	-$3,238,000	2015-02-17
Q4 2014	HSBC HSBC HLDGS PLC	SPON ADR NEW · Call	20,000	-20,000	$1,018,000	$0	-$1,018,000	2015-02-17
Q4 2014	CHUBB CORP CUSIP 171232101	COM · Put	10,000	-10,000	$911,000	$0	-$911,000	2015-02-17

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