Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

China Huarong Asset Management / Index Rebalance

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<li>A doubling of the stock price over the last 4 months could lead to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-huarong-asset-management" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:968:1" rel="noopener">China Huarong Asset Management (2799 HK)</a>'s inclusion in a global index in August. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-huarong-asset-management" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:968:1" rel="noopener">China Huarong Asset Management (2799 HK)</a> has outperformed its closest peer and trades at a much higher price to book.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-huarong-asset-management" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:968:1" rel="noopener">China Huarong Asset Management (2799 HK)</a> was added to Southbound Stock Connect in March and investors have been buying the stock via the link.</li>
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A doubling of the stock price over the last 4 months could lead to China Huarong Asset Management (2799 HK)'s inclusion in a global index in August. 

China Huarong Asset Management (2799 HK) has outperformed its closest peer and trades at a much higher price to book.

China Huarong Asset Management (2799 HK) was added to Southbound Stock Connect in March and investors have been buying the stock via the link.


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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>Sentiment improved modestly, though breadth remains well below recent highs in a subdued price action.</li>
<li>Option activity climbed steadily, with strong Friday Call demand pushing the Put/Call ratio to lower bound.</li>
<li>Financials stood out across price action, volatility, and options activity.</li>
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Sentiment improved modestly, though breadth remains well below recent highs in a subdued price action.
Option activity climbed steadily, with strong Friday Call demand pushing the Put/Call ratio to lower bound.
Financials stood out across price action, volatility, and options activity.


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Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

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CX Daily: Chinese Biotech Is Having a ‘DeepSeek Moment’ 

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Equity Bottom-Up

Sunny Optical Technology Group / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>HK Alpha Portfolio returned -1.29% in December and outperformed the benchmark by 0.34%. The portfolio has outperformed Hong Kong indexes by 7.93% to 9.64% since its inception on 10/01/24.  </li>
<li> About 75% of the portfolio's excess returns have been from alpha generation. The portfolio had no exposure to Real Estate, Energy or Materials. </li>
<li>At month-end we sold <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-cinda-asset-management-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:372:1" rel="noopener">China Cinda Asset Management (1359 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/citic-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20590:1" rel="noopener">Citic Ltd (267 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-galaxy-securities-co-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:165:1" rel="noopener">China Galaxy Securities (H) (6881 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gds-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32157:1" rel="noopener">GDS Holdings (9698 HK)</a> .  </li>
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HK Alpha Portfolio returned -1.29% in December and outperformed the benchmark by 0.34%. The portfolio has outperformed Hong Kong indexes by 7.93% to 9.64% since its inception on 10/01/24.  
 About 75% of the portfolio's excess returns have been from alpha generation. The portfolio had no exposure to Real Estate, Energy or Materials.  
At month-end we sold China Cinda Asset Management (1359 HK) , Citic Ltd (267 HK) , China Galaxy Securities (H) (6881 HK) and GDS Holdings (9698 HK) .  


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Internet / Cover Story: Tightening the rule book to make China’s internet platforms fairer China’s internet platform economy is coming under closer scrutiny as a new wave of regulatory action gets underway.Unlike previous rounds, which focused on curbing platform expansion and monopolistic behavior, this phase is putting the emphasis on setting rules, increasing algorithm transparency and balancing the power dynamics among suppliers, users and platforms.Law / In Depth: China embarks on reform of 30-year-old arbitration law China established its civil and commercial arbitration system back in 1995, when its Arbitration Law which took effect.

CX Daily: Tightening the Rule Book to Make China’s Internet Platforms Fairer 

China

China Cinda Asset Management Company Ltd. provides asset management services. The Company invests, disposes, and manages non-performing assets and equity. China Cinda Asset Management also provides consulting, investment, financial, and risk management services to individuals and businesses.

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China Cinda Asset Management (1359 HK)

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John Ley

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Caixin Global

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China Citic Financial (2799 HK): Global Index Inclusion as Valuation Blows Out

China Citic Fin could be added to a global index in August. The stock price has doubled in the last 4 months, outperformed its closest peer, and...

Brian Freitas

Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (July 07–11): Financials in Focus as Call Volumes Rise

​Sentiment improved slightly, but breadth remains low in subdued price action. Financials were a standout in price, volatility, and options activity.

John Ley

CX Daily: Chinese Biotech Is Having a ‘DeepSeek Moment’

Drugs / Cover Story: Chinese biotech is having a ‘deepseek moment’ Hong Kong /: Hong Kong bets on stablecoins and AI to future-proof its financial...

Caixin Global

HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO (January 2025)

Hong Kong Alpha portfolio lost 1.29% in January and outperformed its benchmark. We sold GDS, Citic, Cinda and China Galaxy Securities. We added...

David Mudd

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Caixin Global

Sentiment improved slightly, but breadth remains low in subdued price action. Financials were a standout in price, volatility, and options activity.