Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The Supreme Court of Korea plans to make a final ruling on Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong on 17 July.</li>
<li>If the Supreme Court confirms this appellate court's ruling, then Lee Jae-Yong would finally be cleared of all charges related to the Samsung C&amp;T and Cheil Industries merger. </li>
<li>The market is mostly expecting the confirmation of "not guilty" on all 19 charges on Lee Jae-Yong.</li>
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The Supreme Court of Korea plans to make a final ruling on Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong on 17 July.
If the Supreme Court confirms this appellate court's ruling, then Lee Jae-Yong would finally be cleared of all charges related to the Samsung C&amp;T and Cheil Industries merger. 
The market is mostly expecting the confirmation of "not guilty" on all 19 charges on Lee Jae-Yong.


Supreme Court's Final Ruling on Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong on 17 July: Impact on Samsung Group Companies

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Woori Financial Group  / 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/samsung-fire-marine-insuranc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27499:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Fire &amp; Marine Insuranc (000815 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woori-financial-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27995:1" rel="noopener">Woori Financial Group (316140 KS)</a>.</li>
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Key Insights: The pair has not mean-reverted.  This Insight discusses the use of a Stop Loss in a statistical pair trading context and why one might be considered at this point.</li>
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Why Read It: For investors interested in quantitative strategies, this article demonstrates some of the mechanics of statistical arbitrage and which indicators can be used to decide on exiting a position.</li>
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Context: This article provides an update on a previously identified pair trading opportunity between Samsung Fire &amp; Marine Insuranc (000815 KS) and Woori Financial Group (316140 KS).

Key Insights: The pair has not mean-reverted.  This Insight discusses the use of a Stop Loss in a statistical pair trading context and why one might be considered at this point.

Why Read It: For investors interested in quantitative strategies, this article demonstrates some of the mechanics of statistical arbitrage and which indicators can be used to decide on exiting a position.


Samsung F&M (000815 KS) Vs. Woori (316140 KS): No Mean Reversion (Yet), Time to Reassess the Pair

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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/uco-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9669:1" rel="noopener">Uco Bank (UCO IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indian-overseas-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13838:1" rel="noopener">Indian Overseas Bank (IOB 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 positive 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 Uco Bank (UCO IN) and Indian Overseas Bank (IOB 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 positive 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.


UCO Bank (UCO IN) Vs. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB IN): Trade Closed as Mean Reversion Hits Target

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 Jun 20th. The aggregated short interest was USD8.2bn.</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 SK Hynix, Skc, Hanwha Solutions, Kepco E&amp;C, Samsung Fire &amp; Marine Insurance, Meritz Financi, Alteogen, Daewoo Shipbuilding, Korzinc.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Jun 20th. The aggregated short interest was USD8.2bn.
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 SK Hynix, Skc, Hanwha Solutions, Kepco E&amp;C, Samsung Fire &amp; Marine Insurance, Meritz Financi, Alteogen, Daewoo Shipbuilding, Korzinc.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 20th): SK Hynix, Skc, Hanwha Solutions, Kepco E&C

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>In this insight, we provide the top 10 stocks picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the two weeks (20 June to 4 July 2025).</li>
<li>Kakaopay was the best performing stock in KOSPI in the past two weeks. It could be a key potential beneficiary of the increased use of stablecoin based system in Korea.</li>
<li>The top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include S&amp;T Holdings, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung SDS, Samsung Securities, Hyundai Elevator, SK Hynix, Paradise, Hanwha System, Hanwha Aerospace, and Korea Kolmar. </li>
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In this insight, we provide the top 10 stocks picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the two weeks (20 June to 4 July 2025).
Kakaopay was the best performing stock in KOSPI in the past two weeks. It could be a key potential beneficiary of the increased use of stablecoin based system in Korea.
The top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include S&amp;T Holdings, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung SDS, Samsung Securities, Hyundai Elevator, SK Hynix, Paradise, Hanwha System, Hanwha Aerospace, and Korea Kolmar. 


Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (20 June to 4 July 2025)

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)

Supreme Court's Final Ruling on Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong on 17 July: Impact on Samsung Group Companies

The Supreme Court confirmed the original verdict of NOT GUILTY on all 19 charges for Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-Yong. This final decision is likely...

Douglas Kim

Samsung F&M (000815 KS) Vs. Woori (316140 KS): No Mean Reversion (Yet), Time to Reassess the Pair

Update on pair trading between Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and Woori Financial Group, discussing the use of Stop Loss in statistical pair...

Gaudenz Schneider

UCO Bank (UCO IN) Vs. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB IN): Trade Closed as Mean Reversion Hits Target

Quick turnaround: Our long UCO Bank / short IOB pair trade hit the one-standard deviation mark, delivering a 2.9% return in just two trading days.

Gaudenz Schneider

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 20th): SK Hynix, Skc, Hanwha Solutions, Kepco E&C

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in SK Hynix (000660 KS), Skc (011790 KS), Hanwha...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (20 June to 4 July 2025)

Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include S&T Holdings, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung SDS, Samsung Securities, Hyundai Elevator, SK Hynix, Paradise,...

Douglas Kim

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Supreme Court's Final Ruling on Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong on 17 July: Impact on Samsung Group Companies

The Supreme Court confirmed the original verdict of NOT GUILTY on all 19 charges for Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-Yong. This final decision is likely...

Douglas Kim

Samsung F&M (000815 KS) Vs. Woori (316140 KS): No Mean Reversion (Yet), Time to Reassess the Pair

​Update on pair trading between Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and Woori Financial Group, discussing the use of Stop Loss in statistical pair...

Gaudenz Schneider

UCO Bank (UCO IN) Vs. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB IN): Trade Closed as Mean Reversion Hits Target

Quick turnaround: Our long UCO Bank / short IOB pair trade hit the one-standard deviation mark, delivering a 2.9% return in just two trading days.

Gaudenz Schneider

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 20th): SK Hynix, Skc, Hanwha Solutions, Kepco E&C

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in SK Hynix (000660 KS), Skc (011790 KS), Hanwha...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (20 June to 4 July 2025)

Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include S&T Holdings, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung SDS, Samsung Securities, Hyundai Elevator, SK Hynix, Paradise,...

Douglas Kim

Update on pair trading between Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and Woori Financial Group, discussing the use of Stop Loss in statistical pair...