Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:547:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdfc-bank-ltd-4b6b7a92-9087-468d-9dbe-ab169e77f014" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:558:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN)</a> price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
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Highlights: The combination of going long <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:547:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN)</a> and short <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdfc-bank-ltd-4b6b7a92-9087-468d-9dbe-ab169e77f014" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:558:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN)</a> has traded profitably in July and is now flagged again as a fresh opportunity.</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 ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN) vs. HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlights: The combination of going long ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN) and short HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) has traded profitably in July and is now flagged again as a fresh opportunity.

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.


Long ICICI (ICICIBC IN), Short HDFC (HDFCB IN): Fresh Statistical Arbitrage Signal in Indian Banks

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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

Physicswallah Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/physicswallah-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45792:1" rel="noopener">Physicswallah</a> raised around US$430m in its India IPO, despite having a decent anchor book.</li>
<li>Physicswallah Ltd (PWL) offers test preparation courses for competitive examinations, and other courses such as for upskilling, across 13 education categories, including JEE, NEET, and UPSC, among others.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Physicswallah raised around US$430m in its India IPO, despite having a decent anchor book.
Physicswallah Ltd (PWL) offers test preparation courses for competitive examinations, and other courses such as for upskilling, across 13 education categories, including JEE, NEET, and UPSC, among others.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Physicswallah IPO Trading - Decent Anchor but Low Demand

ICICI Prudential AMC / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-prudential-amc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45499:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Prudential AMC</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>IPru AMC is an asset management company involved in managing mutual funds, providing portfolio management services, managing alternative investment funds, and providing advisory services to offshore clients.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the company’s past performance.</li>
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ICICI Prudential AMC is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
IPru AMC is an asset management company involved in managing mutual funds, providing portfolio management services, managing alternative investment funds, and providing advisory services to offshore clients.
In this note, we look at the company’s past performance.


ICICI Pru AMC Pre-IPO - Ticking All the Right Boxes

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/physicswallah-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45792:1" rel="noopener">Physicswallah</a> Is looking to raise about US$434m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Physicswallah Ltd (PWL) offers test preparation courses for competitive examinations, and other courses such as for upskilling, across 13 education categories, including JEE, NEET, and UPSC, among others.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note we talk about the RHP updates and provide our thoughts on valuations.</li>
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Physicswallah Is looking to raise about US$434m in its upcoming India IPO.
Physicswallah Ltd (PWL) offers test preparation courses for competitive examinations, and other courses such as for upskilling, across 13 education categories, including JEE, NEET, and UPSC, among others.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note we talk about the RHP updates and provide our thoughts on valuations.


Physicswallah IPO - RHP Updates and Thoughts on Valuation

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdfc-bank-ltd-4b6b7a92-9087-468d-9dbe-ab169e77f014" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:558:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/union-bank-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:546:1" rel="noopener">Union Bank Of India (UNBK IN)</a> price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
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Highlights: Going long HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) and short Union Bank of India (UNBK IN) targets an 8% 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 HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) vs. Union Bank Of India (UNBK IN) price-ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlights: Going long HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) and short Union Bank of India (UNBK IN) targets an 8% 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.


HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) Vs. Union Bank Of India (UNBK IN): Pair Trade in Indian Banks Targeting 8%

India

HDFC Bank Ltd. offers a wide range of services to the global corporate sector. The Bank provides corporate banking and custodial services and is active in the treasury and capital markets. HDFC also markets project advisory services and capital market products such as Global Deposit Receipts, Euro currency loans, and Euro currency bonds.

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Long ICICI (ICICIBC IN), Short HDFC (HDFCB IN): Fresh Statistical Arbitrage Signal in Indian Banks

A fresh entry opportunity has emerged as the price ratio crosses the two-standard-deviation threshold again, after fluctuating between the one- and...

Gaudenz Schneider

Physicswallah IPO Trading - Decent Anchor but Low Demand

Physicswallah raised around US$430m in its India IPO, despite having a decent anchor book. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

ICICI Pru AMC Pre-IPO - Ticking All the Right Boxes

ICICI Prudential AMC is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at the company's past performance.

Sumeet Singh

Physicswallah IPO - RHP Updates and Thoughts on Valuation

Physicswallah Is looking to raise about US$434m in its upcoming India IPO. We have looked at the past performance in our earlier notes. In this...

Sumeet Singh

HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN) Vs. Union Bank Of India (UNBK IN): Pair Trade in Indian Banks Targeting 8%

Pair trade with an 8% target-return amid significant deviation of the price-ratio between HDFC Bank and Union Bank of India. Ideal for quantitative...

Gaudenz Schneider

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