Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The vote is tomorrow. It is slightly contested. Shareholder proxies have recommended approving. Some others say Allkem is going too cheap. </li>
<li>It probably should get done because of scale benefits, and if it breaks, it might be good for Allkem, which is "good risk arb risk"</li>
<li>But the trade here is some combination of lithium rebound and index event, with index impact details <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/allkem-livent-ake-au-lthm-us-merger-update-much-more-than-meets-the-eye" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</li>
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The vote is tomorrow. It is slightly contested. Shareholder proxies have recommended approving. Some others say Allkem is going too cheap. 
It probably should get done because of scale benefits, and if it breaks, it might be good for Allkem, which is "good risk arb risk"
But the trade here is some combination of lithium rebound and index event, with index impact details here.


Allkem/Livent Merger Vote Tomorrow: Will Vote Get Past?

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/albemarle-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7678:1" rel="noopener">Albemarle Corp (ALB US)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ioneer-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10264:1" rel="noopener">ioneer (INR AU)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-rare-earth-strategic-me" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32320:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Me (REMX US)</a> at the close on 15 December.</li>
<li>Constituent changes, float changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover is 13.4% and in a one-way trade of US$50m.</li>
<li>The mainland China stocks in the index have been the biggest laggards and this rebalance will reduce their weight in the index significantly.</li>
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Albemarle Corp (ALB US) will replace ioneer (INR AU) in the VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Me (REMX US) at the close on 15 December.
Constituent changes, float changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover is 13.4% and in a one-way trade of US$50m.
The mainland China stocks in the index have been the biggest laggards and this rebalance will reduce their weight in the index significantly.


MVIS Global Rare Earth/​​​​​Strategic Metals Index Rebalance: Albermarle (ALB US) Finally Added

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Lithium Americas Corp. operates as a mining company. The Company mines, produces, and supplies lithium. Lithium Americas conducts its business operations in Argentina and Canada.

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Allkem/Livent Merger Vote Tomorrow: Will Vote Get Past?

Allkem/Livent shareholder meetings are tomorrow. Sentiment is mixed but this likely gets done. And if not, Allkem is likely the one to own. Once...

Travis Lundy

MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index Rebalance: Albermarle (ALB US) Finally Added

Albemarle will replace ioneer in the index. Constituent changes, float changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover is 13.4%...

Brian Freitas

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Allkem/Livent Merger Vote Tomorrow: Will Vote Get Past?

Allkem/Livent shareholder meetings are tomorrow. Sentiment is mixed but this likely gets done. And if not, Allkem is likely the one to own. Once...

Travis Lundy

MVIS Global Rare Earth/​​​​​Strategic Metals Index Rebalance: Albermarle (ALB US) Finally Added

Albemarle will replace ioneer in the index. Constituent changes, float changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover is 13.4%...

Brian Freitas

MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index Rebalance: Albermarle (ALB US) Finally Added