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

<ul>
<li>Implied Volatilities (IVs) fell post-FOMC, but reversed course as market sentiment worsened late -week. IV-jump expected as Indian markets catch up to Friday's U.S. price action </li>
<li>Vol-Regime Model still in a "High &amp; Down" vol state. Will switch if large IV change on the open. Short Vega &amp; Risk-Reversal positions will need to be reevaluated. </li>
<li>Low PCR, OI call bias &amp; Skew compression: All point to unguarded downside in Nifty50. Next stop 24000.</li>
</ul>


Implied Volatilities (IVs) fell post-FOMC, but reversed course as market sentiment worsened late -week. IV-jump expected as Indian markets catch up to Friday's U.S. price action 
Vol-Regime Model still in a "High &amp; Down" vol state. Will switch if large IV change on the open. Short Vega &amp; Risk-Reversal positions will need to be reevaluated. 
Low PCR, OI call bias &amp; Skew compression: All point to unguarded downside in Nifty50. Next stop 24000.


EQD / NSE Vol Update / Coffee Boost for Sleepy Vol Mkts as Risk Sentiment Sours into the Weekend

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

Topsports International Holdings / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The China equity markets have continued to trade lower with the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-inde" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> outperforming other mainland indices as the National Team continues to pump money into ETFs tracking the index.</li>
<li>We currently estimate selling of around US$1.39bn across 74 stocks listed on the mainland and in Hong Kong. There could be fewer deletions depending on the review date chosen.</li>
<li>The potential deletes have dropped a lot since the start of the calendar year with big underperformance versus the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">HSCEI Index</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-inde" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csi-smallcap-500-index-shang" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35347:1" rel="noopener">CSI Smallcap 500 Index</a>.</li>
</ul>


The China equity markets have continued to trade lower with the CSI 300 Index outperforming other mainland indices as the National Team continues to pump money into ETFs tracking the index.
We currently estimate selling of around US$1.39bn across 74 stocks listed on the mainland and in Hong Kong. There could be fewer deletions depending on the review date chosen.
The potential deletes have dropped a lot since the start of the calendar year with big underperformance versus the HSCEI Index, CSI 300 Index and CSI Smallcap 500 Index.


China: Passive Selling Expected Later This Month

<ul>
<li>Implied Volatilities (IVs) sold off dramatically post Budget Event - in spite of weaker underlying indices. Larger break of trading ranges likely needed to stall the slide in IVs.</li>
<li>Wait-And-See approach to tactical decisions justified. Vol-Regime avoids a switch from “High &amp; Down” state. Protracted grind lower in IVs projected.</li>
<li>Vol Surface Smile has compressed alongside lower IVs. Skew remains unaffected by change in IV levels. Vol Term-structure has flattened.</li>
</ul>


Implied Volatilities (IVs) sold off dramatically post Budget Event - in spite of weaker underlying indices. Larger break of trading ranges likely needed to stall the slide in IVs.
Wait-And-See approach to tactical decisions justified. Vol-Regime avoids a switch from “High &amp; Down” state. Protracted grind lower in IVs projected.
Vol Surface Smile has compressed alongside lower IVs. Skew remains unaffected by change in IV levels. Vol Term-structure has flattened.


EQD / NSE Vol Update / Vols Focus on India-Specific News & Ignore Upcoming Global Macro Events

<ul>
<li>Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-June in July. There are companies with significant float changes from end-December and/or end-March.</li>
<li>The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in action from passive trackers.</li>
<li>Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 12 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 5 could see passive outflows in August.</li>
</ul>


Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-June in July. There are companies with significant float changes from end-December and/or end-March.
The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in action from passive trackers.
Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 12 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 5 could see passive outflows in August.


India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in August

<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ola-electric-mobility-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40618:1" rel="noopener">Ola Electric (1700674D IN)</a> IPO will see the company and existing shareholders sell 808.6m shares at a price range of INR72-76/share, valuing the company between US$3.79bn-US$4bn.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ola-electric-mobility-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40618:1" rel="noopener">Ola Electric (1700674D IN)</a> will have a float of around 10% at the time of listing and that will increase to around 20% after the lock-up on anchor investors ends.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ola-electric-mobility-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40618:1" rel="noopener">Ola Electric (1700674D IN)</a> could be added to global indices in February and March 2025, but inclusion in local indices with meaningful tracking assets will take longer.</li>
</ul>


The Ola Electric (1700674D IN) IPO will see the company and existing shareholders sell 808.6m shares at a price range of INR72-76/share, valuing the company between US$3.79bn-US$4bn.

Ola Electric (1700674D IN) will have a float of around 10% at the time of listing and that will increase to around 20% after the lock-up on anchor investors ends.

Ola Electric (1700674D IN) could be added to global indices in February and March 2025, but inclusion in local indices with meaningful tracking assets will take longer.


Ola Electric IPO: Offering Details & Index Inclusion

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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AceGama Advisors

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Brian Freitas

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AceGama Advisors

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Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices. Passive trackers will need to trade over 4...

Brian Freitas

Ola Electric IPO: Offering Details & Index Inclusion

The Ola Electric IPO will see the company and existing shareholders sell 808.6m shares at a price range of INR72-76/share, valuing the company...

Brian Freitas