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

Event-Driven

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<li>There are 12 inclusions and 12 exclusions for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a> at the June rebalance to be implemented at the close on 9 June.</li>
<li>Most of the inclusions were expected, but there are quite a few surprises among the deletions. The impact on the deletions will be higher than that on the inclusions.</li>
<li>The adds have outperformed the deletes and there has been another leg up in the last couple of weeks. Expect the trend to continue till implementation week.</li>
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There are 12 inclusions and 12 exclusions for the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX) at the June rebalance to be implemented at the close on 9 June.
Most of the inclusions were expected, but there are quite a few surprises among the deletions. The impact on the deletions will be higher than that on the inclusions.
The adds have outperformed the deletes and there has been another leg up in the last couple of weeks. Expect the trend to continue till implementation week.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: A Dozen Changes in June

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>KRX is expected to announce the KOSDAQ150 rebalance in the next couple of weeks. </li>
<li>An alpha generating trading strategy would be to focus on companies with higher probability of getting deleted in the next round of KOSDAQ rebalance in December.  </li>
<li>These 15 companies are those among the bottom 30 market cap in KOSDAQ150 that are ranked number 16 to 30 in terms of combined market cap and trading value range. </li>
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KRX is expected to announce the KOSDAQ150 rebalance in the next couple of weeks. 
An alpha generating trading strategy would be to focus on companies with higher probability of getting deleted in the next round of KOSDAQ rebalance in December.  
These 15 companies are those among the bottom 30 market cap in KOSDAQ150 that are ranked number 16 to 30 in terms of combined market cap and trading value range. 


Alpha Generating Trading Strategy of KOSDAQ150 Deletions & Additions in June 2022

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<li>We discuss the potential additions and deletions in the upcoming June 2022 KOSDAQ150 rebalance. The ongoing war in Ukraine has impacted the potential additions/deletion candidates in KOSDAQ150.</li>
<li>The recent new additions (among potential inclusions) include Nexon GT Co Ltd (041140 KS) and Netgames (225570 KS), and SNK Corp (950180 KS).</li>
<li>The top 10 potential exclusions are down on average 25.7% YTD, underperforming KOSDAQ which is down 9.6% in the same period. </li>
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We discuss the potential additions and deletions in the upcoming June 2022 KOSDAQ150 rebalance. The ongoing war in Ukraine has impacted the potential additions/deletion candidates in KOSDAQ150.
The recent new additions (among potential inclusions) include Nexon GT Co Ltd (041140 KS) and Netgames (225570 KS), and SNK Corp (950180 KS).
The top 10 potential exclusions are down on average 25.7% YTD, underperforming KOSDAQ which is down 9.6% in the same period. 


KOSDAQ150 Rebalance in June 2022 Amid Ongoing War in Ukraine

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we discuss the potential additions and deletions in the upcoming June 2022 KOSDAQ150 rebalance.</li>
<li>The <strong>top 10 potential inclusions of KOSDAQ150 are on average down 2.8% YTD,</strong> outperforming KOSDAQ which is down 15.1% YTD. </li>
<li>The <strong>top 10 potential exclusions of KOSDAQ150 are down on average 21.6% YTD,</strong> underperforming KOSDAQ which is down 15.1% in the same period. </li>
</ul>


In this insight, we discuss the potential additions and deletions in the upcoming June 2022 KOSDAQ150 rebalance.
The top 10 potential inclusions of KOSDAQ150 are on average down 2.8% YTD, outperforming KOSDAQ which is down 15.1% YTD. 
The top 10 potential exclusions of KOSDAQ150 are down on average 21.6% YTD, underperforming KOSDAQ which is down 15.1% in the same period. 


Potential Additions and Deletions to KOSDAQ150 Rebalance in June 2022

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

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

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<li>The effective date for rebalancing KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is this Friday. This is the first trading day that short selling is permitted on new stocks in these indexes.</li>
<li>From the 25th to today, immediately after the inclusion of these indexes was announced, the loan share balance of almost all stocks increased significantly.</li>
<li>Those stocks with substantial outperformance in price and relatively abundant liquidity have a high level of loan balance.</li>
</ul>


The effective date for rebalancing KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is this Friday. This is the first trading day that short selling is permitted on new stocks in these indexes.
From the 25th to today, immediately after the inclusion of these indexes was announced, the loan share balance of almost all stocks increased significantly.
Those stocks with substantial outperformance in price and relatively abundant liquidity have a high level of loan balance.


Short Position Approach on the Index Entrants on December 10 in Korea

South Korea

M2N Co.,Ltd manufactures steel packaging products, such as steel drums used to conceal chemicals products and materials.

M2N Co.,Ltd (033310 KS)

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: A Dozen Changes in June

There are 12 adds/deletes for the KOSDAQ150 in June. Most of the inclusions were expected while there appears to be discretion used in choosing the...

Brian Freitas

Alpha Generating Trading Strategy of KOSDAQ150 Deletions & Additions in June 2022

An alpha generating trading strategy would be to focus on companies with higher probability of getting deleted in the next round of KOSDAQ...

Douglas Kim

KOSDAQ150 Rebalance in June 2022 Amid Ongoing War in Ukraine

We discuss the potential additions and deletions in the upcoming June 2022 KOSDAQ150 rebalance. The ongoing war in Ukraine has impacted the...

Douglas Kim

Potential Additions and Deletions to KOSDAQ150 Rebalance in June 2022

We discuss the potential additions and deletions in the upcoming June 2022 KOSDAQ150 rebalance. The top 10 potential inclusions are on average down...

Douglas Kim

Short Position Approach on the Index Entrants on December 10 in Korea

The effective date for rebalancing KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is this Friday, meaning that this is the first trading day that short selling is...

Sanghyun Park