Head of Trading/ Partner, AceGama Advisors

Sankalp Singh

Head of Trading/ Partner

Proprietary Trading Desk

AceGama Advisors

Trading desk specializing in the Listed & OTC options strategies for risk management & investment purposes.

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Downtrend in IVs stall as market sentiment deteriorates. Vol Regime Model sticks to "High &amp; Down" state.</li>
<li>Consider Equity Tail hedges/ buying OTM puts in current environment. Roll strikes lower if/when equities weaken further.</li>
<li>Skew compression seen in BankNifty options as preference for out-of-money puts wane. Skew selling an unsuitable strategy at current levels.</li>
</ul>


Downtrend in IVs stall as market sentiment deteriorates. Vol Regime Model sticks to "High &amp; Down" state.
Consider Equity Tail hedges/ buying OTM puts in current environment. Roll strikes lower if/when equities weaken further.
Skew compression seen in BankNifty options as preference for out-of-money puts wane. Skew selling an unsuitable strategy at current levels.


EQD / NSE Volatility Update / 08-Apr-24 to 12-Apr-24

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

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:543:1" rel="noopener">Canara Bank (CBK IN)</a> should replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bandhan-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26705:1" rel="noopener">Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-bank-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26811:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX)</a> at the September rebalance.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to buy nearly 2 days of ADV in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:543:1" rel="noopener">Canara Bank (CBK IN)</a> while selling over 1 day of ADV in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bandhan-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26705:1" rel="noopener">Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN)</a>. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:543:1" rel="noopener">Canara Bank (CBK IN)</a> is one of the best performing banking stocks while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bandhan-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26705:1" rel="noopener">Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN)</a> has been the worst performer over the last two years.</li>
</ul>



Canara Bank (CBK IN) should replace Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN) in the NSE Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX) at the September rebalance.
Passive trackers will need to buy nearly 2 days of ADV in Canara Bank (CBK IN) while selling over 1 day of ADV in Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN). 

Canara Bank (CBK IN) is one of the best performing banking stocks while Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN) has been the worst performer over the last two years.


NIFTY Bank Index Rebalance Preview: Canara Bank Still Cheap; Double Deletion for Bandhan?

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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

<ul>
<li>Government of India raised around US$513m via selling some of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bharti-hexacom" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40858:1" rel="noopener">Bharti Hexacom's</a> IPO.</li>
<li>Bharti Hexacom (BH) is a communications solutions provider offering consumer mobile services, fixed-line telephone and broadband services to customers in the Rajasthan and the North East telecommunication circles in India.</li>
<li>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>


Government of India raised around US$513m via selling some of its stake in Bharti Hexacom's IPO.
Bharti Hexacom (BH) is a communications solutions provider offering consumer mobile services, fixed-line telephone and broadband services to customers in the Rajasthan and the North East telecommunication circles in India.
We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.


Bharti Hexacom IPO Trading - Strong Insti and Anchor, Retail Gave It a Miss

<ul>
<li>Equities shrug off hawkish RBI rhetoric - eye on $3 Billion inflows from MSCI rejig &amp; June Elections results</li>
<li>Short dated IVs trade lower. Quarterly-expiry IVs continue to hold at &gt;13.0% levels as they capture multiple event risks</li>
<li>Short vega positions recommended as "High &amp; Down" vol state persists. Use current scenario to buy tail hedges as protection for long Equity positions. </li>
</ul>


Equities shrug off hawkish RBI rhetoric - eye on $3 Billion inflows from MSCI rejig &amp; June Elections results
Short dated IVs trade lower. Quarterly-expiry IVs continue to hold at &gt;13.0% levels as they capture multiple event risks
Short vega positions recommended as "High &amp; Down" vol state persists. Use current scenario to buy tail hedges as protection for long Equity positions. 


EQD / NSE Volatility Update / 01-Apr-24 to 05-Apr-24

<ul>
<li>On-The-Run Quarterly Options now capture India General Elections. Position buildup can be seen in the 21,000 put and 24,000 call strikes</li>
<li>Weekly and Monthly contract risk premia being squeezed lower due to holiday shortened trading but Quarterly contracts exhibit vol richness</li>
<li>Scale back short gamma exposure as reward-risk unappealing at current IV levels</li>
</ul>


On-The-Run Quarterly Options now capture India General Elections. Position buildup can be seen in the 21,000 put and 24,000 call strikes
Weekly and Monthly contract risk premia being squeezed lower due to holiday shortened trading but Quarterly contracts exhibit vol richness
Scale back short gamma exposure as reward-risk unappealing at current IV levels


EQD / NSE Volatility Update / 25-Mar-24 to 29-Mar-24

India

Nifty Bank Index is a free-float capitalization-weighted index comprised of the most liquid and large capitalized Indian Banking stocks. The index will have 12 stocks from the banking sector, which trade on the National Stock Exchange. The index was developed with a base value of 1000 as of January 1, 2000.

NSE Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX EQUITY)

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NSE Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX EQUITY)

EQD / NSE Volatility Update / 08-Apr-24 to 12-Apr-24

IV downtrend stalls as market sentiment deteriorates late-week. Equity tail hedges recommended, roll strikes lower as/when equities selloff....

AceGama Advisors

NIFTY Bank Index Rebalance Preview: Canara Bank Still Cheap; Double Deletion for Bandhan?

Canara Bank should replace Bandhan Bank in the Nifty Bank Index in Sept. Canara Bank still trades cheaper than its peers. Bandhan's recent price...

Brian Freitas

Bharti Hexacom IPO Trading - Strong Insti and Anchor, Retail Gave It a Miss

Government of India raised around US$513m via selling some of its stake in Bharti Hexacom's IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and trading...

Sumeet Singh

EQD / NSE Volatility Update / 01-Apr-24 to 05-Apr-24

Equities remain resilient despite RBI's hawkish stance. Markets focused on inflows from MSCI rejig & Elections. Short vega positions & Equity Tail...

AceGama Advisors

EQD / NSE Volatility Update / 25-Mar-24 to 29-Mar-24

June Expiry date captures General Elections. Vol richness in Quarterly contracts while Weekly and Monthly contracts have lower risk premia - scale...

AceGama Advisors

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

EQD / NSE Volatility Update / 08-Apr-24 to 12-Apr-24

​IV downtrend stalls as market sentiment deteriorates late-week. Equity tail hedges recommended, roll strikes lower as/when equities selloff....

AceGama Advisors

NIFTY Bank Index Rebalance Preview: Canara Bank Still Cheap; Double Deletion for Bandhan?

Canara Bank should replace Bandhan Bank in the Nifty Bank Index in Sept. Canara Bank still trades cheaper than its peers. Bandhan's recent price...

Brian Freitas

Bharti Hexacom IPO Trading - Strong Insti and Anchor, Retail Gave It a Miss

Government of India raised around US$513m via selling some of its stake in Bharti Hexacom's IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and trading...

Sumeet Singh

EQD / NSE Volatility Update / 01-Apr-24 to 05-Apr-24

​Equities remain resilient despite RBI's hawkish stance. Markets focused on inflows from MSCI rejig & Elections. Short vega positions & Equity Tail...

AceGama Advisors

EQD / NSE Volatility Update / 25-Mar-24 to 29-Mar-24

June Expiry date captures General Elections. Vol richness in Quarterly contracts while Weekly and Monthly contracts have lower risk premia - scale...

AceGama Advisors

IV downtrend stalls as market sentiment deteriorates late-week. Equity tail hedges recommended, roll strikes lower as/when equities selloff....

Equities remain resilient despite RBI's hawkish stance. Markets focused on inflows from MSCI rejig & Elections. Short vega positions & Equity Tail...