Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance / Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-prudential-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23608:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Prudential Life (IPRU IN)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-lombard-general-insura" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25882:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Lombard General Insurance (ICICIGI IN)</a> price-ratio has deviated two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
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Highlights: Going long ICICI Prudential Life (IPRU IN) and short ICICI Lombard General Insurance (ICICIGI IN) targets a 5% 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 ICICI Prudential Life (IPRU IN) vs. ICICI Lombard General Insurance (ICICIGI IN) price-ratio has deviated two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlights: Going long ICICI Prudential Life (IPRU IN) and short ICICI Lombard General Insurance (ICICIGI IN) targets a 5% 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.


ICICI Prudential Life (IPRU IN) Vs. ICICI Lombard General (ICICIGI IN): Stat Arb Targeting 5% Return

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<ul><li>Tech Mahindra: Tech Mahindra delivered a robust performance, surpassing expectations on the top line, with a sequential CC growth of 1.6% QoQ (strongest in the past 10 quarters)</li><li>The EBIT margin expanded by 108bps QoQ to 12.1%, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of margin expansion and underscoring the deep operational discipline instilled under Project Fortius</li><li>Margin improvement was driven primarily by gains in fixed-price project productivity, currency benefits, volume growth, and SG&amp;A optimization efforts</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tech Mahindra: Tech Mahindra delivered a robust performance, surpassing expectations on the top line, with a sequential CC growth of 1.6% QoQ (strongest in the past 10 quarters)The EBIT margin expanded by 108bps QoQ to 12.1%, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of margin expansion and underscoring the deep operational discipline instilled under Project FortiusMargin improvement was driven primarily by gains in fixed-price project productivity, currency benefits, volume growth, and SG&amp;A optimization effortsContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HSIE Results Daily: Tech Mahindra, ICICI Lombard General Insurance...

HSIE Results Daily: Tech Mahindra, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life...

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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

Rubicon Research Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rubicon-research-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43796:1" rel="noopener">Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN)</a> raised about US$155m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Rubicon Research has shown strong FY25–1Q26 growth, driven by expanding product launches, ANDA approvals, and higher US market penetration, while margins improved with operating leverage and lower R&amp;D intensity.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN) raised about US$155m in its India IPO.
Rubicon Research has shown strong FY25–1Q26 growth, driven by expanding product launches, ANDA approvals, and higher US market penetration, while margins improved with operating leverage and lower R&amp;D intensity.
In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Rubicon Research IPO Trading - Strongest IPO Demand of 2025 Yet

<ul><li>The aggregate performance of the Q1FY26 earnings season was steady as sequential improvement in YoY PAT growth continued in the current quarter</li><li>Aggregate revenue/PAT grew by 5%/10% YoY across the HSIE coverage (~246 stocks) in Q1FY26</li><li>Ex-OMCs, aggregate YoY revenue/earnings growth for the quarter was 6%/5%</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The aggregate performance of the Q1FY26 earnings season was steady as sequential improvement in YoY PAT growth continued in the current quarterAggregate revenue/PAT grew by 5%/10% YoY across the HSIE coverage (~246 stocks) in Q1FY26Ex-OMCs, aggregate YoY revenue/earnings growth for the quarter was 6%/5%Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Quarterly Flipbook: Earnings growth and downgrade cycle bottoming-out

India

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited operates as an insurance company. The Company offers motor, health, travel, rural, business, third party, personal accident, and home insurance, as well as claim settlements and renewals services. ICICI Lombard General Insurance serves customers in India.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN)

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ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN)

ICICI Prudential Life (IPRU IN) Vs. ICICI Lombard General (ICICIGI IN): Stat Arb Targeting 5% Return

Long ICICI Prudential Life vs short ICICI Lombard General pair trade targeting a 5 percent mean reversion after recent earnings.

Gaudenz Schneider

HSIE Results Daily: Tech Mahindra, ICICI Lombard General Insurance...

Tech Mahindra: Tech Mahindra delivered a robust performance, surpassing expectations on the top line, with a sequential CC growth of 1.6% QoQ...

HDFC Securities

HSIE Results Daily: Tech Mahindra, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life...

Tech Mahindra: Tech Mahindra delivered a robust performance, surpassing expectations on the top line, with a sequential CC growth of 1.6% QoQ...

HDFC Securities

Rubicon Research IPO Trading - Strongest IPO Demand of 2025 Yet

Rubicon Research Limited (RR) raised about US$155m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Quarterly Flipbook: Earnings growth and downgrade cycle bottoming-out

The aggregate performance of the Q1FY26 earnings season was steady as sequential improvement in YoY PAT growth continued in the current quarter

HDFC Securities

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