Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Private Capital Markets

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<li>ChatGPT is a mind boggling advancement in AI-human communication. I recommend EVERY reader of this insight to try out this service.</li>
<li>This insight on ChatGPT has three parts: First, I discuss the basics of ChatGPT and valuations. Second, I provide 13 examples of questions or requests that I made to ChatGPT.</li>
<li>Third, I discuss some key investment opportunities that could capitalize on all the "buzz" surrounding ChatGPT at this moment. </li>
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ChatGPT is a mind boggling advancement in AI-human communication. I recommend EVERY reader of this insight to try out this service.
This insight on ChatGPT has three parts: First, I discuss the basics of ChatGPT and valuations. Second, I provide 13 examples of questions or requests that I made to ChatGPT.
Third, I discuss some key investment opportunities that could capitalize on all the "buzz" surrounding ChatGPT at this moment. 


ChatGPT: A Mind Boggling Advancement in AI-Human Communication

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>KT's foreign room has been rising since early September last year. If this trend continues, it will likely approach the inclusion borderline of 15% within a month or two.</li>
<li>This trend is expected to continue for the time being as the tough relationship between the KT CEO and the government seems unlikely to be resolved in the short term.</li>
<li>The February inclusion is pretty tight, but May seems like we could be looking out for it.</li>
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KT's foreign room has been rising since early September last year. If this trend continues, it will likely approach the inclusion borderline of 15% within a month or two.
This trend is expected to continue for the time being as the tough relationship between the KT CEO and the government seems unlikely to be resolved in the short term.
The February inclusion is pretty tight, but May seems like we could be looking out for it.


Foreign Ownership Limit Stocks in Korea: KT Is Again in the Limelight

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<li>More than 20 trillion won (US$16 billion) worth of deals are up for M&amp;As in 2023.</li>
<li>However, due to high interest rates and differences on valuations among buyers and sellers, the M&amp;A market in Korea is likely to continue to be weak in 2023.</li>
<li>In this insight, we discuss 24 companies that are up for M&amp;As this year in Korea, including Hanon Systems, SK Shieldus, and K Car.</li>
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More than 20 trillion won (US$16 billion) worth of deals are up for M&amp;As in 2023.
However, due to high interest rates and differences on valuations among buyers and sellers, the M&amp;A market in Korea is likely to continue to be weak in 2023.
In this insight, we discuss 24 companies that are up for M&amp;As this year in Korea, including Hanon Systems, SK Shieldus, and K Car.


Korea M&A Outlook in 2023: What's for Sale?

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 Kakao managed to stay out of the relegation zone. Instead, Kia was pushed to the borderline. But POSCO failed to up its float rate, so Kia stayed in.</li>
<li>Besides that, LG Energy Solution and Celltrion made it to the index, replacing KB Financial and Shinhan Financial.</li>
<li>These passive flows appears to be of sufficient magnitude to cause a substantial price impact on T-1 Effectiveness. But it should also be approached with a fairly short window.</li>
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 Kakao managed to stay out of the relegation zone. Instead, Kia was pushed to the borderline. But POSCO failed to up its float rate, so Kia stayed in.
Besides that, LG Energy Solution and Celltrion made it to the index, replacing KB Financial and Shinhan Financial.
These passive flows appears to be of sufficient magnitude to cause a substantial price impact on T-1 Effectiveness. But it should also be approached with a fairly short window.


TIGER Top 10 Rebalancing: Four Names to Trade on T-1 Effective

Index Rebalance

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<li>Names with a significant impact: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kt-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1112:1" rel="noopener">KT (030200)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shinhan-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6978:1" rel="noopener">Shinhan Financial (055550)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korean-air-lines-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11048:1" rel="noopener">Korean Air (003490)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy (373220)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dongwon-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1783:1" rel="noopener">Dongwon Industries (006040)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotte-fine-chemical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:507:1" rel="noopener">Lotte Fine Chemical (004000)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meritz-fire-marine-insurance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20468:1" rel="noopener">Meritz Fire (000060)</a>, &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mirae-asset-daewoo-co-ltd-b50c4d95-1687-46cb-9b58-f79ce0e72670" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12061:1" rel="noopener">Mirae Asset (006800)</a> </li>
<li>Limiting the target size of our flow trading to only the fund size that directly mirrors it (₩17.8T) on T-1 Effective will increase our winning rate.</li>
<li>Lately, local pensions have been seen as rather taking advantage of flow trading in index rebalancing events, so I also recommend keeping the trading window fairly tight.</li>
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Names with a significant impact: KT (030200), Shinhan Financial (055550), Korean Air (003490), LG Energy (373220), Dongwon Industries (006040), Lotte Fine Chemical (004000), Meritz Fire (000060), &amp; Mirae Asset (006800) 
Limiting the target size of our flow trading to only the fund size that directly mirrors it (₩17.8T) on T-1 Effective will increase our winning rate.
Lately, local pensions have been seen as rather taking advantage of flow trading in index rebalancing events, so I also recommend keeping the trading window fairly tight.


KOSPI 200 Up/Down Weights: Official Results & Passive Impacts on T-1 Effective

South Korea

KT Corporation provides telecommunication services including local, long distance, and international calling, satellite communication, data transmission, and wireless telephone services in South Korea.  The Company also offers network portal and high-speed Internet access services using asymmetric digital subscriber lines (ADSLs).

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ChatGPT: A Mind Boggling Advancement in AI-Human Communication

ChatGPT is a mind boggling advancement in AI-human communication. I recommend EVERY reader of this insight to try out this service.

Douglas Kim

Foreign Ownership Limit Stocks in Korea: KT Is Again in the Limelight

This post examines Korea's foreign ownership-restricted stocks and discusses potential momentum trading opportunities for KT.

Sanghyun Park

Korea M&A Outlook in 2023: What's for Sale?

In this insight, we discuss 24 companies that are up for M&As this year in Korea, including Hanon Systems, SK Shieldus, and K Car.

Douglas Kim

TIGER Top 10 Rebalancing: Four Names to Trade on T-1 Effective

This post screens four names to trade at the TIGER Top 10 ETF rebalancing in December based on FnGuide's latest float rates, and discusses trading...

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI 200 Up/Down Weights: Official Results & Passive Impacts on T-1 Effective

This post details the official results of the KOSPI 200 up/down weights and examines the passive impacts on T-1 Effective, which is December 8.

Sanghyun Park

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