Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

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HKEX Expands Weekly Options: 17 new single-stock weekly expiries are launched in the next two weeks, doubling the offering of Hong Kong’s fast-growing short-dated options market.</li>
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Why It Matters: Weekly expiries let traders and investors hedge or speculate around key events with precision. They offer lower premiums and higher gamma than longer-dated contracts.</li>
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Momentum: Trading volumes in existing weeklies continues to rise, underscoring rising investor adoption and liquidity.</li>
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HKEX Expands Weekly Options: 17 new single-stock weekly expiries are launched in the next two weeks, doubling the offering of Hong Kong’s fast-growing short-dated options market.

Why It Matters: Weekly expiries let traders and investors hedge or speculate around key events with precision. They offer lower premiums and higher gamma than longer-dated contracts.

Momentum: Trading volumes in existing weeklies continues to rise, underscoring rising investor adoption and liquidity.


Pop Mart, Trip.com, Geely Auto, and More: Weekly Options Start Trading on 15 June

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Index Rebalance

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<li>HSCEI June 2026 implementation takes effect on 8 Jun 2026, with Hansoh and Akeso as ADDs and Sunny Optical and Haier Smart Home as DELETEs.</li>
<li>Both ADDs declined through the bridge while DELETE names rose over the same period.</li>
<li>Historical first-week outcomes for negative-bridge ADDs were weak while positive-bridge DELETEs kept a positive first-week bias.</li>
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HSCEI June 2026 implementation takes effect on 8 Jun 2026, with Hansoh and Akeso as ADDs and Sunny Optical and Haier Smart Home as DELETEs.
Both ADDs declined through the bridge while DELETE names rose over the same period.
Historical first-week outcomes for negative-bridge ADDs were weak while positive-bridge DELETEs kept a positive first-week bias.


HSCEI June 2026 Index Rebalance: Pre-Implementation Update

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>China announced game approval for the May batch. The number of games approved remained at a higher level than in 2023 and 2024.</li>
<li>The pace of China game approval appears to have accelerated to the same level as pre-tightening.</li>
<li>Of the companies that we are monitoring, Netease and ByteDance got a total of 2 approvals.</li>
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China announced game approval for the May batch. The number of games approved remained at a higher level than in 2023 and 2024.
The pace of China game approval appears to have accelerated to the same level as pre-tightening.
Of the companies that we are monitoring, Netease and ByteDance got a total of 2 approvals.


Tencent/Netease: One Game for Netease in Consecutive Months

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of May 15th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Tencent, Yofc, Midea, AIA, Weichai Power, Time Interconnect Technology, China Mobile.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of May 15th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Tencent, Yofc, Midea, AIA, Weichai Power, Time Interconnect Technology, China Mobile.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Tencent, Yofc, Midea, AIA, Weichai Power, Time Interconnect Technology

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Nicholas Pezolano

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<li>Top Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed covered call candidates for the month of May.</li>
<li>The top 10 provide an average ~5.71% premium with a potential ~6.98% upside P&amp;L if exercised.</li>
<li>Investors with a neutral 1-month view on the underlying can seek to generate income.</li>
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Top Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed covered call candidates for the month of May.
The top 10 provide an average ~5.71% premium with a potential ~6.98% upside P&amp;L if exercised.
Investors with a neutral 1-month view on the underlying can seek to generate income.


EQD | Hong Kong May 2026 Monthly Covered Call Report

China

Bilibili Inc. is a leading online entertainment and video-sharing platform in China, primarily offering professional user-generated videos (PUGV), mobile games, live broadcasting, and value-added services. The company provides diverse digital content including anime, comics, and gaming (ACG), as well as pan-entertainment and pan-knowledge content. Bilibili is headquartered in Shanghai, China, and was founded in 2009.

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Bilibili (9626 HK)

Pop Mart, Trip.com, Geely Auto, and More: Weekly Options Start Trading on 15 June

Today, HKEX launches weekly trading in options on Geely (175 HK), Li Auto (2015 HK), XPeng (9868 HK), NetEase (9999 HK), Sun Hung Kai Properties...

Gaudenz Schneider

HSCEI June 2026 Index Rebalance: Pre-Implementation Update

HSCEI enters the implementation phase on 8 Jun 2026. We update stock pre-implementation performance and discuss implementation trades.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tencent/Netease: One Game for Netease in Consecutive Months

NPPA released its May 2026 domestic game approval batch. NetEase and ByteDance each secured one game approved. NetEase received approval in two...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Tencent, Yofc, Midea, AIA, Weichai Power, Time Interconnect Technology

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of May 15th and highlight short interest changes in Tencent (700 HK), Yofc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

EQD | Hong Kong May 2026 Monthly Covered Call Report

May's top covered call candidates on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange offer a 5.71% premium and potential 6.98% upside if exercised, ideal for...

Nicholas Pezolano

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Pop Mart, Trip.com, Geely Auto, and More: Weekly Options Start Trading on 15 June

Today, HKEX launches weekly trading in options on Geely (175 HK), Li Auto (2015 HK), XPeng (9868 HK), NetEase (9999 HK), Sun Hung Kai Properties...

Gaudenz Schneider

HSCEI June 2026 Index Rebalance: Pre-Implementation Update

HSCEI enters the implementation phase on 8 Jun 2026. We update stock pre-implementation performance and discuss implementation trades.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tencent/Netease: One Game for Netease in Consecutive Months

NPPA released its May 2026 domestic game approval batch. NetEase and ByteDance each secured one game approved. NetEase received approval in two...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Tencent, Yofc, Midea, AIA, Weichai Power, Time Interconnect Technology

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of May 15th and highlight short interest changes in Tencent (700 HK), Yofc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

EQD | Hong Kong May 2026 Monthly Covered Call Report

​May's top covered call candidates on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange offer a 5.71% premium and potential 6.98% upside if exercised, ideal for...

Nicholas Pezolano

May's top covered call candidates on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange offer a 5.71% premium and potential 6.98% upside if exercised, ideal for...