Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist, Clifton Derivatives

John Ley

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist

Clifton Derivatives

Independent derivative and volatility research firm focusing on events/catalysts, earnings, relative value and cross asset volatility strategies.

Equity Derivatives

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<li>Weekly recap of key option metrics across single stocks, including most active names and strikes, largest volume increases, biggest movers, and key earnings reports.</li>
<li>Breadth continues to deteriorate against an increasingly hostile global backdrop.</li>
<li>Both price and implied volatility declined on average, with the typical stock still well below its 52-week high.</li>
</ul>


Weekly recap of key option metrics across single stocks, including most active names and strikes, largest volume increases, biggest movers, and key earnings reports.
Breadth continues to deteriorate against an increasingly hostile global backdrop.
Both price and implied volatility declined on average, with the typical stock still well below its 52-week high.


Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (March 24 – 28): Earnings Wrap as Breadth Deteriorates

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 analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 28th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Xiaomi, CMB, Meituan, Ke, Li Auto, Tencent, BYD Electronic, SMIC, HKEx, Alibaba.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 28th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Xiaomi, CMB, Meituan, Ke, Li Auto, Tencent, BYD Electronic, SMIC, HKEx, Alibaba.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Mar 28th): Xiaomi, CMB, Meituan, Ke, Li Auto, Tencent, BYD Electronic, SMIC

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 21st.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Trip.Com, Zto Express, Wuxi Apptec, Anta Sports, Midea.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 21st.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Trip.Com, Zto Express, Wuxi Apptec, Anta Sports, Midea.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Trip.Com, Zto Express, Wuxi Apptec, Anta Sports, Midea

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

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<li>This Insight analyses <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29043:1" rel="noopener">JD.com (9618 HK)</a> option strategies traded over the last five trading days on the Hong Kong Exchange. Strategy highlights and volatility context are provided.</li>
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Bearish strategies dominate trading activity, outnumbering bullish ones by more than 3:1, with long volatility structures and calendar/diagonal spreads being prevalent.</li>
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Long tail events: Several strategies follow a pattern of minimal upfront cost (0.1% premium), targeting a significant payout in case of large price movements within a short timeframe. </li>
</ul>


This Insight analyses JD.com (9618 HK) option strategies traded over the last five trading days on the Hong Kong Exchange. Strategy highlights and volatility context are provided.

Bearish strategies dominate trading activity, outnumbering bullish ones by more than 3:1, with long volatility structures and calendar/diagonal spreads being prevalent.

Long tail events: Several strategies follow a pattern of minimal upfront cost (0.1% premium), targeting a significant payout in case of large price movements within a short timeframe. 


JD.com (9618 HK): Strategic Highlights and Market View from HKEX Top Trades

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nio-inc-2d526675-c878-4104-840f-87fed1735e85" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35652:1" rel="noopener">NIO (9866 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$450m via a primary placement in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>The shares haven’t done much this year or ever since they were listed.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



NIO (9866 HK) is looking to raise around US$450m via a primary placement in Hong Kong.
The shares haven’t done much this year or ever since they were listed.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


NIO HK Placement - Lots of Reasons to Avoid and Only One to Invest

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)

Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (March 24 – 28): Earnings Wrap as Breadth Deteriorates

Weekly recap: Option metrics show declining breadth amid global challenges. Prices and implied volatility down, most stocks still well below 52...

John Ley

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Mar 28th): Xiaomi, CMB, Meituan, Ke, Li Auto, Tencent, BYD Electronic, SMIC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Xiaomi, CMB, Meituan, Ke, Li Auto, Tencent, BYD...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Trip.Com, Zto Express, Wuxi Apptec, Anta Sports, Midea

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 21st and highlight short interest changes in Trip.Com, Zto Express,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

JD.com (9618 HK): Strategic Highlights and Market View from HKEX Top Trades

Analysis of JD.com option strategies on HK Exchange: Bearish strategies dominate, long tail events with minimal upfront cost target significant...

Gaudenz Schneider

NIO HK Placement - Lots of Reasons to Avoid and Only One to Invest

NIO (9866 HK) is looking to raise around US$450m via a primary placement in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (March 24 – 28): Earnings Wrap as Breadth Deteriorates

​Weekly recap: Option metrics show declining breadth amid global challenges. Prices and implied volatility down, most stocks still well below 52...

John Ley

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Mar 28th): Xiaomi, CMB, Meituan, Ke, Li Auto, Tencent, BYD Electronic, SMIC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Xiaomi, CMB, Meituan, Ke, Li Auto, Tencent, BYD...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Trip.Com, Zto Express, Wuxi Apptec, Anta Sports, Midea

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Mar 21st and highlight short interest changes in Trip.Com, Zto Express,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

JD.com (9618 HK): Strategic Highlights and Market View from HKEX Top Trades

​Analysis of JD.com option strategies on HK Exchange: Bearish strategies dominate, long tail events with minimal upfront cost target significant...

Gaudenz Schneider

NIO HK Placement - Lots of Reasons to Avoid and Only One to Invest

NIO (9866 HK) is looking to raise around US$450m via a primary placement in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Weekly recap: Option metrics show declining breadth amid global challenges. Prices and implied volatility down, most stocks still well below 52...

Analysis of JD.com option strategies on HK Exchange: Bearish strategies dominate, long tail events with minimal upfront cost target significant...