Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven), MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven)

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Equity Derivatives

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 / Equity Derivatives

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX EQUITY)

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI 200 INDEX (KOSPI2)</a> sold off -8.52% on Monday. It's down -17% from its peak last week.</li>
<li>If the AI/semis narrative is true, this is the best possible opportunity to buy/add positions in the KOSPI 200 at discounted prices.</li>
<li>Our model sees a <strong>very</strong> oversold condition based on analysis of similar past trend patterns, suggesting this is a good time to initiate accumulation.</li>
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The KOSPI 200 INDEX (KOSPI2) sold off -8.52% on Monday. It's down -17% from its peak last week.
If the AI/semis narrative is true, this is the best possible opportunity to buy/add positions in the KOSPI 200 at discounted prices.
Our model sees a very oversold condition based on analysis of similar past trend patterns, suggesting this is a good time to initiate accumulation.


KOSPI 200 Tactical View: Is Now A Good Time to BUY The Dip?

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

Korea Stock Exchange Kospi Index / Event-Driven

Korea Stock Exchange Kospi Index (KOSPI INDEX)

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<li>M&amp;A valuations won’t rely solely on market prices, carve-outs favor parent shareholders, and mandatory tender offers plus IPO cornerstones lead, with tender offers live H1 next year.</li>
<li>Commercial Act tweaks have tackled governance, and the tax reform boosts dividends. Today's markets reform package addresses the last missing piece: giving minority shareholders a fair shake in M&amp;A scenarios.</li>
<li>Details and timelines remain unclear, but the package sets a roadmap to improve Korea’s equity risk-return profile, supporting DM inclusion upside and maintaining the Korea Premium narrative.</li>
</ul>


M&amp;A valuations won’t rely solely on market prices, carve-outs favor parent shareholders, and mandatory tender offers plus IPO cornerstones lead, with tender offers live H1 next year.
Commercial Act tweaks have tackled governance, and the tax reform boosts dividends. Today's markets reform package addresses the last missing piece: giving minority shareholders a fair shake in M&amp;A scenarios.
Details and timelines remain unclear, but the package sets a roadmap to improve Korea’s equity risk-return profile, supporting DM inclusion upside and maintaining the Korea Premium narrative.


Korea Capital Market Reform Package Just Unveiled: Korea Premium Narrative Holds

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<li>If KRX adopts NXT’s pre- and after-hours fully, liquidity spreads out, weakening gap open plays and shifting focus to large-cap, event-driven LP-driven flows.</li>
<li>With T+1 settlement coming, traders expect settlement pressure to fuel price dislocations—especially in ETF rebalancing and foreign-heavy stocks, where flow and FX risks may drive fresh discounts and volatility.</li>
<li>Though launched pre-new admin, FSC’s plans align with the government’s push to boost KOSPI liquidity, making cancellations unlikely. Expect fast rollout—time to prep trading setups now.</li>
</ul>


If KRX adopts NXT’s pre- and after-hours fully, liquidity spreads out, weakening gap open plays and shifting focus to large-cap, event-driven LP-driven flows.
With T+1 settlement coming, traders expect settlement pressure to fuel price dislocations—especially in ETF rebalancing and foreign-heavy stocks, where flow and FX risks may drive fresh discounts and volatility.
Though launched pre-new admin, FSC’s plans align with the government’s push to boost KOSPI liquidity, making cancellations unlikely. Expect fast rollout—time to prep trading setups now.


Korea FSC Plans KRX to Match NXT Trading Hours and Move to T+1 Settlement

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

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<li>The global auto industry faces significant tariff exposure. Option implied volatility offers a forward-looking assessment of risk.</li>
<li>Chinese car makers started to increase in implied volatility more than the other markets at the beginning of February. They now show the highest risk.</li>
<li>Recent implied volatility trends, asymmetric pricing (skew), and the term structure all seem to indicate that the Indian auto sector is the least exposed to international trade relations.</li>
</ul>


The global auto industry faces significant tariff exposure. Option implied volatility offers a forward-looking assessment of risk.
Chinese car makers started to increase in implied volatility more than the other markets at the beginning of February. They now show the highest risk.
Recent implied volatility trends, asymmetric pricing (skew), and the term structure all seem to indicate that the Indian auto sector is the least exposed to international trade relations.


EQD | Volatile Roads: Unveiling Risk in the Asian Auto Industry Through the Options Market

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<li>Martial law has been declared 11 times since 1945, but this is the first since Korea’s post-‘90 democratization.</li>
<li>The Martial Law Command's first proclamation blocks parliament, raising legal questions about its constitutionality and making any immediate attempt to end martial law uncertain.</li>
<li>Defense and telecom stocks could outperform short-term due to martial law, making them strong trading targets to watch.</li>
</ul>


Martial law has been declared 11 times since 1945, but this is the first since Korea’s post-‘90 democratization.
The Martial Law Command's first proclamation blocks parliament, raising legal questions about its constitutionality and making any immediate attempt to end martial law uncertain.
Defense and telecom stocks could outperform short-term due to martial law, making them strong trading targets to watch.


Breaking: Korea Drops Martial Law, Local Markets in Turmoil—What’s the Short-Term Trade Play Here?

South Korea

The KOSPI Index is a capitalization-weighted index of all common shares on the Korean Stock Exchanges. The Index was developed with a base value of 100 as of January 4, 1980. Note: The preferred shares are excluded in calculating the KOSPI Index from June 14, 2002. 

Korea Stock Exchange Kospi Index (KOSPI INDEX)

KOSPI 200 Tactical View: Is Now A Good Time to BUY The Dip?

The KOSPI 200 INDEX dropped -8.52% on Monday, down -17% from its all time highs. We evaluate if this is a BUY opportunity at discounted prices.

Nico Rosti

Korea Capital Market Reform Package Just Unveiled: Korea Premium Narrative Holds

This post breaks down the Korea Capital Market Reform package just unveiled, showing how it maintains the Korea Premium narrative.

Sanghyun Park

Korea FSC Plans KRX to Match NXT Trading Hours and Move to T+1 Settlement

Korea FSC’s plan to sync KRX trading hours with NXT and accelerate settlement to T+1 will tighten execution windows and speed up cash cycles,...

Sanghyun Park

EQD | Volatile Roads: Unveiling Risk in the Asian Auto Industry Through the Options Market

Global auto industry faces tariff risk. The option market assigns the highest risk to Chinese car makers. The Indian auto sector appears least...

Gaudenz Schneider

Breaking: Korea Drops Martial Law, Local Markets in Turmoil—What’s the Short-Term Trade Play Here?

Breaking news: Korea has declared martial law, causing local markets to be in turmoil—what’s the short-term trading strategy moving forward?

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI 200 Tactical View: Is Now A Good Time to BUY The Dip?

The ​KOSPI 200 INDEX dropped -8.52% on Monday, down -17% from its all time highs. We evaluate if this is a BUY opportunity at discounted prices.

Nico Rosti

Korea Capital Market Reform Package Just Unveiled: Korea Premium Narrative Holds

This post breaks down the Korea Capital Market Reform package just unveiled, showing how it maintains the Korea Premium narrative.

Sanghyun Park

Korea FSC Plans KRX to Match NXT Trading Hours and Move to T+1 Settlement

Korea FSC’s plan to sync KRX trading hours with NXT and accelerate settlement to T+1 will tighten execution windows and speed up cash cycles,...

Sanghyun Park

EQD | Volatile Roads: Unveiling Risk in the Asian Auto Industry Through the Options Market

​Global auto industry faces tariff risk. The option market assigns the highest risk to Chinese car makers. The Indian auto sector appears least...

Gaudenz Schneider

Breaking: Korea Drops Martial Law, Local Markets in Turmoil—What’s the Short-Term Trade Play Here?

Breaking news: Korea has declared martial law, causing local markets to be in turmoil—what’s the short-term trading strategy moving forward?

Sanghyun Park

The KOSPI 200 INDEX dropped -8.52% on Monday, down -17% from its all time highs. We evaluate if this is a BUY opportunity at discounted prices.

Global auto industry faces tariff risk. The option market assigns the highest risk to Chinese car makers. The Indian auto sector appears least...