Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>The Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok reaffirmed the Corporate Value Up program, pushing up the major value driven/low PBR stocks in Korea today.</li>
<li>Deputy Prime Minister Choi emphasized that as part of Corporate Value Up program, corporate tax benefits to companies that have made efforts to strengthen shareholder return policy will be provided.</li>
<li>The Korean government also plans to revise the law to separate taxation on the dividend income of shareholders of companies that expand dividends.</li>
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The Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok reaffirmed the Corporate Value Up program, pushing up the major value driven/low PBR stocks in Korea today.
Deputy Prime Minister Choi emphasized that as part of Corporate Value Up program, corporate tax benefits to companies that have made efforts to strengthen shareholder return policy will be provided.
The Korean government also plans to revise the law to separate taxation on the dividend income of shareholders of companies that expand dividends.


Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlight: Two pair trade opportunities in the Indian financial sector persist, with price ratios exceeding two standard deviations from their historical means.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlight: Two pair trade opportunities in the Indian financial sector persist, with price ratios exceeding two standard deviations from their historical means.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Roundup: Performance Recap of Financial Pair Trades

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company / Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: This article provides an update on a previously identified pair trading opportunity between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-lombard-general-insura" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25882:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Lombard (ICICIGI IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-life-insurance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25899:1" rel="noopener">SBI Life (SBILIFE IN)</a>, based on statistical mean reversion analysis.</li>
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Key Insights: The trade has now reached its exit signal as the price ratio reverted to its one-standard deviation band, yielding a +9% return.</li>
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Why Read It: For investors interested in quantitative trading strategies, this article demonstrates how statistical arbitrage can generate short-term alpha and highlights actionable similar opportunities in the current market.</li>
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Context: This article provides an update on a previously identified pair trading opportunity between ICICI Lombard (ICICIGI IN) and SBI Life (SBILIFE IN), based on statistical mean reversion analysis.

Key Insights: The trade has now reached its exit signal as the price ratio reverted to its one-standard deviation band, yielding a +9% return.

Why Read It: For investors interested in quantitative trading strategies, this article demonstrates how statistical arbitrage can generate short-term alpha and highlights actionable similar opportunities in the current market.


ICICI Lombard (ICICIGI IN) Vs. SBI Life (SBILIFE IN): Mean Reversion Delivers Gains, Trade Exit

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of May 30th. The aggregated short interest was USD6.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Hanwha Systems, Samsungf&amp;Mins, Daewoo Shipbuilding, Meritz Financi, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Ecopro Mat.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of May 30th. The aggregated short interest was USD6.9bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Hanwha Systems, Samsungf&amp;Mins, Daewoo Shipbuilding, Meritz Financi, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Ecopro Mat.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (May 30th): Hanwha Systems, Samsungf&Mins, Daewoo Shipbuilding

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of May 23rd. The aggregated short interest was USD6.7bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Celltrion, Hanmi Semi, Meritz Financi, Samsung Fire &amp; Marine Insurance, Hd Hyundai Electric, Posco Future M, Kakao.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of May 23rd. The aggregated short interest was USD6.7bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Celltrion, Hanmi Semi, Meritz Financi, Samsung Fire &amp; Marine Insurance, Hd Hyundai Electric, Posco Future M, Kakao.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (May 23rd): Celltrion, Hanmi Semi, Meritz Financi

South Korea

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. provides insurance services. The Company offers auto, fire, marine, casualty, health, leisure, and retirement products and services. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance serves customers in South Korea.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (000810 KS)

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Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (000810 KS)

Mr. Choi Goes to Washington

The Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok reaffirmed the Corporate Value Up program, pushing up the major value driven/low PBR stocks in Korea today.

Douglas Kim

Relative Value Roundup: Performance Recap of Financial Pair Trades

A collection of relative value opportunities uncovered by a mean-reversion methodology, offering unique insights for potential gains in the Indian...

Gaudenz Schneider

ICICI Lombard (ICICIGI IN) Vs. SBI Life (SBILIFE IN): Mean Reversion Delivers Gains, Trade Exit

Update on the pair trading opportunity between ICICI Lombard and SBI Life shows the trade has reached its exit signal with a profit, highlighting...

Gaudenz Schneider

KRX Short Interest Weekly (May 30th): Hanwha Systems, Samsungf&Mins, Daewoo Shipbuilding

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Hanwha Systems (272210 KS), Samsungf&Mins (000810...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (May 23rd): Celltrion, Hanmi Semi, Meritz Financi

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Celltrion (068270 KS), Hanmi Semi (042700 KS),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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