Gladiator Capital Management

Gladiator Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to private individuals and small businesses, offering growth-oriented strategies that rely primarily on equities and stock options. The firm operates as a solo, independent, fee-only adviser and manages client accounts using the custodian relationship rather than taking custody of client assets.

The investment approach is model-driven and technical in nature, comparing current market behavior to historical averages to identify perceived mispricings; the firm frequently uses ETFs and options positions to express views on market volatility rather than focusing on individual company stock selection. Services are applied across client accounts according to these models rather than being heavily tailored to each client’s unique circumstances, and accounts are reviewed frequently as positions reach appraisal levels.

Distinctive features include a specific emphasis on volatility strategies implemented through ETFs and options and a quantitative mindset informed by technical and modeled analysis, which leads to relatively concentrated portfolios and above-average short-term volatility. Operationally, the adviser does not accept proxy-voting authority, aggregates trades to limit transaction costs, and focuses on execution and model consistency — practices that differ from many peers in the independent adviser category.