Senior Equity Derivatives Trader

Simon Harris

Equity Derivatives

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<li>Weekly summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets</li>
<li>Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 5 days</li>
<li>We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces</li>
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Weekly summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets
Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 5 days
We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces


EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Sell in May and Go Away?

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/blackmores-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:928:1" rel="noopener">Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU)</a> has signed a Scheme Implementation Deed with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kirin-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16977:1" rel="noopener">Kirin Holdings (2503 JP)</a> for the acquisition of 100% of Blackmores by way of a scheme of arrangement.</li>
<li>The A$95/share offer is a 23.7% premium to the last close and is at least a 20% premium to most other VWAPs.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/blackmores-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:928:1" rel="noopener">Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU)</a> intends to pay a fully-franked special dividend of A$3.34/share. This will enable eligible shareholders to benefit from franking credits of A$1.43/share.</li>
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Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU) has signed a Scheme Implementation Deed with Kirin Holdings (2503 JP) for the acquisition of 100% of Blackmores by way of a scheme of arrangement.
The A$95/share offer is a 23.7% premium to the last close and is at least a 20% premium to most other VWAPs.

Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU) intends to pay a fully-franked special dividend of A$3.34/share. This will enable eligible shareholders to benefit from franking credits of A$1.43/share.


Blackmores (BKL AU) Signs SID with Kirin Holdings (2503 JP)

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Grinding to a Halt

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Nothing to See Here!

Index Rebalance

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<li>Shareholders have approved <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oz-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1138:1" rel="noopener">OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL AU)</a>'s acquisition by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:147:1" rel="noopener">BHP Group Ltd (BHP AU)</a> and OZL is expected to stop trading after the close on 18 April.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oz-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1138:1" rel="noopener">OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL AU)</a> will be replaced by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bellevue-gold-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2297:1" rel="noopener">Bellevue Gold (BGL AU)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> and by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:803:1" rel="noopener">Seven Group Holdings (SVW AU)</a> in the S&amp;P/ASX 100.</li>
<li>There has been huge short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:803:1" rel="noopener">Seven Group Holdings (SVW AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bellevue-gold-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2297:1" rel="noopener">Bellevue Gold (BGL AU)</a> over the last few months.</li>
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Shareholders have approved OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL AU)'s acquisition by BHP Group Ltd (BHP AU) and OZL is expected to stop trading after the close on 18 April.

OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL AU) will be replaced by Bellevue Gold (BGL AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) and by Seven Group Holdings (SVW AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX 100.
There has been huge short covering on Seven Group Holdings (SVW AU) and Bellevue Gold (BGL AU) over the last few months.


S&P/ASX Adhoc Index Rebalance: SVW in ASX100, BGL in ASX200

Australia

The S&P/ASX 200 measures the performance of the 200 largest index-eligible stocks listed on the ASX by float-adjusted market capitalization. Representative liquid and tradable, it is widely considered Australia's preeminent benchmark index. The index is float-adjusted. The index was launched in April 2000.

S&P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Sell in May and Go Away?

A weekly look at spot, vol and skew changes across 8 global Indices. We analyse the changes and try to identify the best trades based on the vol...

Simon Harris

Blackmores (BKL AU) Signs SID with Kirin Holdings (2503 JP)

Blackmores has signed a SID with Kirin. The A$95/share offer is a 23.7% premium to last close and values Blackmores at A$1.85bn. A fully-franked...

Brian Freitas

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Grinding to a Halt

A weekly look at spot, vol and skew changes across 8 global Indices. We analyse the changes and try to identify the best trades based on the vol...

Simon Harris

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Nothing to See Here!

A weekly look at spot, vol and skew changes across 8 global Indices. We analyse the changes and try to identify the best trades based on the vol...

Simon Harris

S&P/ASX Adhoc Index Rebalance: SVW in ASX100, BGL in ASX200

OZL will stop trading after the close on 18 April. BGL will be added to the ASX200 & SVW will be added to the ASX100. Short interest has dropped...

Brian Freitas