Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

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Context: Volatility cones provide a straightforward framework to evaluate whether options are trading cheap or rich. This Insight provides volatility analysis for eight prominent Hong Kong stocks and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">HSI Index</a>.</li>
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Highlights: Recent market turbulence moderately lifted implied volatility for many stocks, but not to extreme levels. The approaching earnings season impacts October and November implied volatility.</li>
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Why Read: Spot opportunities, assess regime shifts, and manage risk effectively — volatility cones turn complex data into actionable insights for traders and investors.</li>
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Context: Volatility cones provide a straightforward framework to evaluate whether options are trading cheap or rich. This Insight provides volatility analysis for eight prominent Hong Kong stocks and the HSI Index.

Highlights: Recent market turbulence moderately lifted implied volatility for many stocks, but not to extreme levels. The approaching earnings season impacts October and November implied volatility.

Why Read: Spot opportunities, assess regime shifts, and manage risk effectively — volatility cones turn complex data into actionable insights for traders and investors.


Tariff Shock Sends HK Volatility Higher: Meituan (3690 HK) Looks Cheap, Alibaba (9988 HK) Stays Rich

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We recommend cutting loss on STEG19 with a return of -7.6%, while opening new positions in GOOG80 and POPMART80.</li><li>The average return of the KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose 1.04% from the previous day, driven by a rebound in global equities amid signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China.</li><li>Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.</li></ul>

We recommend cutting loss on STEG19 with a return of -7.6%, while opening new positions in GOOG80 and POPMART80.The average return of the KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose 1.04% from the previous day, driven by a rebound in global equities amid signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China.Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.

KTX Tactical DR Picks - October 16, 2025 (Eng.)

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seres-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29951:1" rel="noopener">Seres Group (601127 CH)</a>, a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Seres Group (SG) is principally engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and services of new energy vehicles (NEV) as well as core NEV components.</li>
<li>In our previous note we had looked at its past performance. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and likely A/H premium.</li>
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Seres Group (601127 CH), a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing.
Seres Group (SG) is principally engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and services of new energy vehicles (NEV) as well as core NEV components.
In our previous note we had looked at its past performance. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and likely A/H premium.


Seres Group A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Sany Heavy Industry / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sany-heavy-industry-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20183:1" rel="noopener">Sany Heavy Industry (600031 CH)</a>, aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Sany Heavy Industry was the world’s third largest and China’s largest construction machinery company in terms of construction machinery’s cumulative revenue from 2020 to 2024, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the updates and likely A/H premium.</li>
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Sany Heavy Industry (600031 CH), aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its H-share listing.
Sany Heavy Industry was the world’s third largest and China’s largest construction machinery company in terms of construction machinery’s cumulative revenue from 2020 to 2024, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the updates and likely A/H premium.


Sany Heavy Industries A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seres-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29951:1" rel="noopener">Seres Group (601127 CH)</a>, a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Seres Group (SG) is principally engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and services of new energy vehicles (NEV) as well as core NEV components.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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Seres Group (601127 CH), a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing.
Seres Group (SG) is principally engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and services of new energy vehicles (NEV) as well as core NEV components.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Seres Group A/H Listing - Rapid Growth but Its Partner’s Sanctions Risk Might Keep Some Away

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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Gaudenz Schneider

KTX Tactical DR Picks - October 16, 2025 (Eng.)

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Krungthai XSpring

Seres Group A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Seres Group (601127 CH), a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the recent...

Sumeet Singh

Sany Heavy Industries A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Sany Heavy Industry (600031 CH), aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about its recent updates and likely A...

Sumeet Singh

Seres Group A/H Listing - Rapid Growth but Its Partner’s Sanctions Risk Might Keep Some Away

Seres Group (601127 CH), a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. The company has now filed its PHIP and...

Sumeet Singh

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