Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (9988 HK)</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a> price-ratio deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
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Highlights: Going long the Hang Seng Index and short Alibaba (9988 HK) targets a 12% return.</li>
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Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.</li>
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Context: The Alibaba (9988 HK) / Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) price-ratio deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlights: Going long the Hang Seng Index and short Alibaba (9988 HK) targets a 12% return.

Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.


Underweight/Short Alibaba (9988 HK): Quant Model Flags Mean Reversion After 40% Post-Earnings Surge

Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Maybank sets Food Empire target at $2.92; CGS holds bullish $2.94.</li>
<li>RHB downgrades APAC Realty, citing support from its dividend yield.</li>
<li>UOBKH's Loh raises Hong Leong Asia target price to $2.82, citing BRC Asia stake.</li>
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Maybank sets Food Empire target at $2.92; CGS holds bullish $2.94.
RHB downgrades APAC Realty, citing support from its dividend yield.
UOBKH's Loh raises Hong Leong Asia target price to $2.82, citing BRC Asia stake.


Singapore Market Roundup (16-Sep-2025): Maybank Targets Food Empire at $2.92; CGS Sees $2.94.

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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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<li>We visited a “Busy for You” store near a university in Shanghai.</li>
<li>We believe Busy Ming can attract young customers because of low prices and small packages.</li>
<li>However, we also believe the company does employ enough shop assistants.</li>
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We visited a “Busy for You” store near a university in Shanghai.
We believe Busy Ming can attract young customers because of low prices and small packages.
However, we also believe the company does employ enough shop assistants.


Busy Ming (鸣鸣很忙) Pre-IPO: A Visit to Store – See Young Customers and Busy Clerk

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hesai-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36743:1" rel="noopener">Hesai Group (HSAI US)</a> raised around US$530m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>We have looked at the deal dynamics in our previous note. </li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the ADS movement and trading dynamics.</li>
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Hesai Group (HSAI US) raised around US$530m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.
We have looked at the deal dynamics in our previous note. 
In this note, we talk about the ADS movement and trading dynamics.


Hesai Secondary Trading - Decent Demand, Despite Lack of Correction

<ul><li>UOBKH's Loh raises Hong Leong Asia target price to $2.82 due to BRC Asia stake.</li><li>RHB's Jaiswal raises SGX target price to $17.80 amid growing IPO momentum.</li><li>PhillipCapital starts coverage on SIA Engineering amid MRO upcycle.</li></ul>

UOBKH's Loh raises Hong Leong Asia target price to $2.82 due to BRC Asia stake.RHB's Jaiswal raises SGX target price to $17.80 amid growing IPO momentum.PhillipCapital starts coverage on SIA Engineering amid MRO upcycle.

Singapore Market Roundup (15-Sep-2025): UOBKH's Loh raises Hong Leong Asia target to $2.82.

China

Alibaba Group Holding Limited provides online sales services. The Company provides internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services through its subsidiaries. Alibaba Group Holding offers its products and services worldwide.

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Alibaba (9988 HK)

Underweight/Short Alibaba (9988 HK): Quant Model Flags Mean Reversion After 40% Post-Earnings Surge

Going short Alibaba (9988 HK) vs. long the Hang Seng Index targets a 12% return by applying a pair trade framework based on quantitative mean...

Gaudenz Schneider

Singapore Market Roundup (16-Sep-2025): Maybank Targets Food Empire at $2.92; CGS Sees $2.94.

Maybank targets Food Empire at $2.92; CGS at $2.94. RHB downgrades APAC Realty. UOBKH raises Hong Leong Asia target to $2.82, citing BRC Asia stake.

Singapore Market Roundup

Busy Ming (鸣鸣很忙) Pre-IPO: A Visit to Store – See Young Customers and Busy Clerk

We visited a “Busy for You” store in Shanghai. We believe Busy Ming can attract young customers. However, we also believe the company does not...

Ming Lu

Hesai Secondary Trading - Decent Demand, Despite Lack of Correction

Hesai Group (HSAI US) raised around US$530m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Singapore Market Roundup (15-Sep-2025): UOBKH's Loh raises Hong Leong Asia target to $2.82.

UOBKH raises Hong Leong Asia's target price to $2.82; RHB raises SGX to $17.80 with IPO momentum; PhillipCapital begins coverage on SIA Engineering...

Singapore Market Roundup

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