Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>Timing expiration, assessing volatility, and managing event risk are crucial for effective option trades.</li>
<li>Exchange holidays, expiries, central bank rate decisions, and index changes can significantly impact volatility and market direction.</li>
<li>The attached document provides key dates to help navigate the complexities of option trading in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, and the USA.
</li>
</ul>


Timing expiration, assessing volatility, and managing event risk are crucial for effective option trades.
Exchange holidays, expiries, central bank rate decisions, and index changes can significantly impact volatility and market direction.
The attached document provides key dates to help navigate the complexities of option trading in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, and the USA.



2025 Essential Calendar for Option Traders in Asia: Key Dates & Insights

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>A long-short strategy with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdfc-bank-ltd-4b6b7a92-9087-468d-9dbe-ab169e77f014" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:558:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Bank</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:547:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Bank</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/state-bank-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:160:1" rel="noopener">State Bank Of India</a> outperformed 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</a> by 2.1% from 21 November to present.</li>
<li>The trade is supported by strong fundamentals, institutional and systemic aspects, and favorable technical factors.</li>
<li>The strategy is market-neutral with zero correlation to the Nifty Bank Index, enhanced by the yield pick-up from shorting the futures in a contango market.</li>
</ul>


A long-short strategy with HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and State Bank Of India outperformed the NSE Nifty Bank Index by 2.1% from 21 November to present.
The trade is supported by strong fundamentals, institutional and systemic aspects, and favorable technical factors.
The strategy is market-neutral with zero correlation to the Nifty Bank Index, enhanced by the yield pick-up from shorting the futures in a contango market.


Banking on Success: A Long-Short Strategy for Nifty Banks

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>IV PercentRank metrics indicate middle-of-the-range Risk Premia. "High &amp; Down" vol-state persists for the Vol Regime-Switching model.   </li>
<li>Front-End IVs battered  as Weekly options expire prior to Friday's tier-1 event risks. IVs marked down -3.6 vols. </li>
<li>IV Term-Structure shifts drastically - from Backwardation to Kinked-Shape. Year-end calendar effects causing Vol-surface distortions.</li>
</ul>


IV PercentRank metrics indicate middle-of-the-range Risk Premia. "High &amp; Down" vol-state persists for the Vol Regime-Switching model.   
Front-End IVs battered  as Weekly options expire prior to Friday's tier-1 event risks. IVs marked down -3.6 vols. 
IV Term-Structure shifts drastically - from Backwardation to Kinked-Shape. Year-end calendar effects causing Vol-surface distortions.


EQD / NSE Vol Update / Front-End IVs Battered as Wkly. Expiry Date Misses Out on Tier-1 Event Risks.

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>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-stock-exchange" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23751:1" rel="noopener">National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN)</a> has announced a list of 45 stocks that will be added to the Futures &amp; Options (F&amp;O) segment of the market from 29 November.</li>
<li>There will be changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Next 50 Index</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-bse-sensex-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31494:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index</a> and the CNXIT Index over the next couple of rebalances.</li>
<li>There are some interesting situations out there, including a change to the universe for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Next 50 Index (NIFTYJR INDEX)</a> that could lead to more changes. </li>
</ul>


The National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN) has announced a list of 45 stocks that will be added to the Futures &amp; Options (F&amp;O) segment of the market from 29 November.
There will be changes to the NIFTY Index, NSE Nifty Next 50 Index, S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index and the CNXIT Index over the next couple of rebalances.
There are some interesting situations out there, including a change to the universe for the NSE Nifty Next 50 Index (NIFTYJR INDEX) that could lead to more changes. 


INDIA: Index Changes Due to the 45 New Additions to the F&O Segment

<ul>
<li>IVs trade higher in spite of a late-week recovery in equities. Negative correlation between Index &amp; option premiums reasserted as multiple holidays fall off the calendar.    </li>
<li>Vol-Regime Switching Model firmly lodged in "High &amp; Down" state. Allocation to Iron Condors/ Iron Butterflies recommended.   </li>
<li>Vol surface characteristics also reflecting increased risk premia - Skew extends away from overly compressed levels. Vol term structure swings from Contango to Backwardation.</li>
</ul>


IVs trade higher in spite of a late-week recovery in equities. Negative correlation between Index &amp; option premiums reasserted as multiple holidays fall off the calendar.    
Vol-Regime Switching Model firmly lodged in "High &amp; Down" state. Allocation to Iron Condors/ Iron Butterflies recommended.   
Vol surface characteristics also reflecting increased risk premia - Skew extends away from overly compressed levels. Vol term structure swings from Contango to Backwardation.


EQD / NSE Vol Update / IVs Finally Respond to Mkt. Forces as Holidays Drop off the Calendar

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)

2025 Essential Calendar for Option Traders in Asia: Key Dates & Insights

Timing expiration and managing event risk are essential for successful option trading. This document provides key dates for option traders across...

Gaudenz Schneider

Banking on Success: A Long-Short Strategy for Nifty Banks

Long-short strategy with zero correlation to the NSE Nifty Bank Index with yield pick-up. Trade rationale supported by strong fundamentals,...

Gaudenz Schneider

EQD / NSE Vol Update / Front-End IVs Battered as Wkly. Expiry Date Misses Out on Tier-1 Event Risks.

IV metrics show moderate risk premia. Front-end IVs dropping before tier-1 event risks. Term structure shifts from backwardation to kinked-shape...

AceGama Advisors

INDIA: Index Changes Due to the 45 New Additions to the F&O Segment

Futures & Options start trading on 45 new stocks in India today. Things could get interesting in the 3 Adani names where the stock prices have been...

Brian Freitas

EQD / NSE Vol Update / IVs Finally Respond to Mkt. Forces as Holidays Drop off the Calendar

IVs rise despite late-week equities rebound. Negative correlation between Index & option premiums confirmed as holidays end. Skew and Vol term...

AceGama Advisors

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

2025 Essential Calendar for Option Traders in Asia: Key Dates & Insights

Timing expiration and managing event risk are essential for successful option trading. This document provides key dates for option traders across...

Gaudenz Schneider

Banking on Success: A Long-Short Strategy for Nifty Banks

​Long-short strategy with zero correlation to the NSE Nifty Bank Index with yield pick-up. Trade rationale supported by strong fundamentals,...

Gaudenz Schneider

EQD / NSE Vol Update / Front-End IVs Battered as Wkly. Expiry Date Misses Out on Tier-1 Event Risks.

​IV metrics show moderate risk premia. Front-end IVs dropping before tier-1 event risks. Term structure shifts from backwardation to kinked-shape...

AceGama Advisors

INDIA: Index Changes Due to the 45 New Additions to the F&O Segment

Futures & Options start trading on 45 new stocks in India today. Things could get interesting in the 3 Adani names where the stock prices have been...

Brian Freitas

EQD / NSE Vol Update / IVs Finally Respond to Mkt. Forces as Holidays Drop off the Calendar

​IVs rise despite late-week equities rebound. Negative correlation between Index & option premiums confirmed as holidays end. Skew and Vol term...

AceGama Advisors

Long-short strategy with zero correlation to the NSE Nifty Bank Index with yield pick-up. Trade rationale supported by strong fundamentals,...

IV metrics show moderate risk premia. Front-end IVs dropping before tier-1 event risks. Term structure shifts from backwardation to kinked-shape...

IVs rise despite late-week equities rebound. Negative correlation between Index & option premiums confirmed as holidays end. Skew and Vol term...