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.

Equity Derivatives

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<li>IVs continue moving higher in spite of low RV. Nifty50 &amp; BankNifty Monthly IVs at 14.7% &amp; 16.8% respectively. Re-pricing exaggerated in Short-dated options as they cover U.S. Elections.</li>
<li>Vol-Regime Switching Model now in "High &amp; Up" state. Vol-state switch triggers scale back of risk-premia capture strategies. Consider long Gamma exposure via buying Straddles on a delta-hedged basis.</li>
<li>Higher IVs not translating to Skew/ Smile extensions. Vol-curve Term-structure has transitioned from Contango to Backwardation - front-end vol-differential at +1.6 vols.</li>
</ul>


IVs continue moving higher in spite of low RV. Nifty50 &amp; BankNifty Monthly IVs at 14.7% &amp; 16.8% respectively. Re-pricing exaggerated in Short-dated options as they cover U.S. Elections.
Vol-Regime Switching Model now in "High &amp; Up" state. Vol-state switch triggers scale back of risk-premia capture strategies. Consider long Gamma exposure via buying Straddles on a delta-hedged basis.
Higher IVs not translating to Skew/ Smile extensions. Vol-curve Term-structure has transitioned from Contango to Backwardation - front-end vol-differential at +1.6 vols.


EQD / NSE Vol Update / US Elections & FOMC Event-Risk Push Vol Regime into High & Up State

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<li>Risk premia continues to re-price higher with Equity Indices trading decisively below critical levels. Nifty50 Monthly IVs back at 14.0% &amp; BankNifty IVs at 16.0%. </li>
<li>Vol-Regime still in "High &amp; Down" state - chances of switching to "High &amp; Up" are increasing.</li>
<li>Options Markets avoid panic mode - orderly declines in the Index &amp; upcoming holiday-shortened week being the contributing factors.</li>
</ul>


Risk premia continues to re-price higher with Equity Indices trading decisively below critical levels. Nifty50 Monthly IVs back at 14.0% &amp; BankNifty IVs at 16.0%. 
Vol-Regime still in "High &amp; Down" state - chances of switching to "High &amp; Up" are increasing.
Options Markets avoid panic mode - orderly declines in the Index &amp; upcoming holiday-shortened week being the contributing factors.


EQD / NSE Vol Update / Equities Continue Their Decline .. Options Markets Avoid Panic Mode for Now.

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>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bundl-technologies-private-limited-swiggy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35630:1" rel="noopener">Swiggy (1255298D IN)</a> is looking to list on the exchanges by selling up to INR113bn (US$1.35bn) of stock at a valuation of up to INR 873bn (US$10.4bn).</li>
<li>The anchor allocations will be completed early next week, and the stock is expected to start trading on 13 November.</li>
<li>The stock will not get Fast Entry to global indices. Inclusion at regular rebalances should commence in June next year.</li>
</ul>



Swiggy (1255298D IN) is looking to list on the exchanges by selling up to INR113bn (US$1.35bn) of stock at a valuation of up to INR 873bn (US$10.4bn).
The anchor allocations will be completed early next week, and the stock is expected to start trading on 13 November.
The stock will not get Fast Entry to global indices. Inclusion at regular rebalances should commence in June next year.


Swiggy IPO: IPO Details & Index Entry Timing

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

Nico Rosti

Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven)

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

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<li>After a 4-weeks slump, the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY INDEX</a> may be reaching the point where it reverses and rally. The LONG model for this pattern was presented in a <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/eqd-is-the-nifty-a-buy-here" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previous insight</a>. </li>
<li>If the index goes higher from here, where will it encounter resistance? Can it rally far? or will it just bounce and fall again?</li>
<li>The goal of this insight is to show if the potential upcoming rally has legs.</li>
</ul>


After a 4-weeks slump, the NIFTY INDEX may be reaching the point where it reverses and rally. The LONG model for this pattern was presented in a previous insight. 
If the index goes higher from here, where will it encounter resistance? Can it rally far? or will it just bounce and fall again?
The goal of this insight is to show if the potential upcoming rally has legs.


EQD | A NIFTY WEEKLY Rally From Here: How Far Can It Go?

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adani-transmission-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26712:1" rel="noopener">Adani Energy Solutions</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kalyan-jewellers" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29714:1" rel="noopener">Kalyan Jewellers</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alkem-laboratories-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26928:1" rel="noopener">Alkem Laboratories</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oberoi-realty-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7188:1" rel="noopener">Oberoi Realty</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bombay-stock-exchange" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23694:1" rel="noopener">Bombay Stock Exchange</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/voltas-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19924:1" rel="noopener">Voltas</a> have moved higher recently and that could result in the stocks being added to global passive portfolios.</li>
<li>Four of the names are high probability while two of the names could be added depending on the day of the week chosen.</li>
<li>We take a look at the positioning on the stocks and recommend pair trades to reduce market risk while trying to capture alpha.</li>
</ul>



Adani Energy Solutions, Kalyan Jewellers, Alkem Laboratories, Oberoi Realty, Bombay Stock Exchange and Voltas have moved higher recently and that could result in the stocks being added to global passive portfolios.
Four of the names are high probability while two of the names could be added depending on the day of the week chosen.
We take a look at the positioning on the stocks and recommend pair trades to reduce market risk while trying to capture alpha.


India: Positioning on Stocks with Potential Passive Inflows in November

India

The NIFTY 50 index is National Stock Exchange of India's benchmark stock market index for Indian equity market. Nifty is owned and managed by India Index Services and Products (IISL), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited.

NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)

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