Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlights: Currently six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors persist.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (5 Jan '26)

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlights: Currently nine pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors persist.</li>
<li>
Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
</ul>



Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently nine pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (28 Dec)

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<li>
Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
<li>
Highlights: Currently eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors persist.</li>
<li>
Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
</ul>



Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (22 Dec)

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yes-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:767:1" rel="noopener">Yes Bank (YES IN)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/idfc-first-bank-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26934:1" rel="noopener">IDFC First Bank (IDFCFB 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: Going long Yes Bank (YES IN) and short IDFC First Bank (IDFCFB IN) targets a 6% 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 Yes Bank (YES IN) vs. IDFC First Bank (IDFCFB IN) price ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlights: Going long Yes Bank (YES IN) and short IDFC First Bank (IDFCFB IN) targets a 6% 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.


Long Yes Bank (YES IN) Vs. Short IDFC First Bank (IDFCFB IN): Quant-Driven Pair Trade Targeting 6%

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

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<li>As forecast, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/interglobe-aviation-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24877:1" rel="noopener">InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:216:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors (TTMT IN)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-bse-sensex-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31494:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX)</a> after the close on 19 December.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to trade between 3.6-7.7x ADV in the stocks and that increases significantly to 7.1-12x delivery volume.</li>
<li>There are indications that positioning has built up in both stocks over the last few weeks. However, in both cases, positioning is expected to be smaller than the passive selling.</li>
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As forecast, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN) will replace Tata Motors (TTMT IN) in the S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX) after the close on 19 December.
Passive trackers will need to trade between 3.6-7.7x ADV in the stocks and that increases significantly to 7.1-12x delivery volume.
There are indications that positioning has built up in both stocks over the last few weeks. However, in both cases, positioning is expected to be smaller than the passive selling.


SENSEX Index Rebalance: InterGlobe Aviation to Replace Tata Motors PV

India

IDFC First Bank is an Indian private sector universal bank offering a comprehensive suite of products and services across retail, MSME, rural, startups, corporate banking, cash management, credit cards, and wealth management. The bank provides savings and current accounts, fixed deposits, various loans, and investment solutions. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was founded in October 2015.

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IDFC First Bank (IDFCFB IN)

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (5 Jan '26)

Statistical methodology identifies six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (28 Dec)

Statistical methodology identifies nine pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (22 Dec)

Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

Long Yes Bank (YES IN) Vs. Short IDFC First Bank (IDFCFB IN): Quant-Driven Pair Trade Targeting 6%

Pair trade with a 6% target-return amid significant deviation of the price ratio between Yes Bank vs. IDFC First Bank. Opportunity for quantitative...

Gaudenz Schneider

SENSEX Index Rebalance: InterGlobe Aviation to Replace Tata Motors PV

Interglobe Aviation (INDIGO) replaces Tata Motors PV in the Sensex at the close on 19 Dec. Impact/flow is big, and positioning appears to be...

Brian Freitas

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Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (5 Jan '26)

​Statistical methodology identifies six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (28 Dec)

​Statistical methodology identifies nine pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (22 Dec)

​Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

Long Yes Bank (YES IN) Vs. Short IDFC First Bank (IDFCFB IN): Quant-Driven Pair Trade Targeting 6%

Pair trade with a 6% target-return amid significant deviation of the price ratio between Yes Bank vs. IDFC First Bank. Opportunity for quantitative...

Gaudenz Schneider

SENSEX Index Rebalance: InterGlobe Aviation to Replace Tata Motors PV

Interglobe Aviation (INDIGO) replaces Tata Motors PV in the Sensex at the close on 19 Dec. Impact/flow is big, and positioning appears to be...

Brian Freitas

Statistical methodology identifies six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Statistical methodology identifies nine pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative...