Senior Equity Derivatives Trader

Simon Harris

Equity Derivatives

<ul>
<li>Two Week summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets</li>
<li>Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 10 days</li>
<li>We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces</li>
</ul>


Two Week summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets
Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 10 days
We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces


EQD | Volatility Update: Bi-Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

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

Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>We see one potential change for the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index and two potential changes for 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</a> at the December rebalance, though some stocks are close to the cutoffs.</li>
<li>The potential passive buying on 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> adds will exceed 11 days of ADV while the impact on the other stocks ranges from 1.5-4 days of ADV.</li>
<li>Most stocks have been moving the right way and there will be pre-positions built up on some of the stocks. Shorts have been active on a few names too.</li>
</ul>


We see one potential change for the S&amp;P/ASX 50 Index and two potential changes for the S&amp;P/ASX 200 at the December rebalance, though some stocks are close to the cutoffs.
The potential passive buying on the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) adds will exceed 11 days of ADV while the impact on the other stocks ranges from 1.5-4 days of ADV.
Most stocks have been moving the right way and there will be pre-positions built up on some of the stocks. Shorts have been active on a few names too.


S&P/​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Moving the Right Way

<ul>
<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>
</ul>


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

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Following the termination of the proposed scheme with Dye &amp; Durham, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a> is working towards a potential in-specie distribution of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pexa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34716:1" rel="noopener">PEXA Group (PXA AU)</a> shares.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a> owns 42.8% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pexa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34716:1" rel="noopener">PEXA Group (PXA AU)</a> and intends to distribute at least 80% of its holding following ATO tax roll-over relief.</li>
<li>The increased float will put <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pexa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34716:1" rel="noopener">PEXA Group (PXA AU)</a> firmly in the running for <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> membership where passive trackers will need to buy a lot of stock.</li>
</ul>


Following the termination of the proposed scheme with Dye &amp; Durham, Link Administration (LNK AU) is working towards a potential in-specie distribution of PEXA Group (PXA AU) shares.

Link Administration (LNK AU) owns 42.8% of PEXA Group (PXA AU) and intends to distribute at least 80% of its holding following ATO tax roll-over relief.
The increased float will put PEXA Group (PXA AU) firmly in the running for S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) membership where passive trackers will need to buy a lot of stock.


Link Admin's In-Specie Distribution of PEXA: Potential ASX200 Inclusion

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: Bi-Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

This week, we look at volatility and skew changes over the last 10 days for 8 major global indices. We look for the best trading opportunities...

Simon Harris

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Moving the Right Way

We see 1 change for the ASX50 and 2 for the ASX200. Impact on the ASX200 adds is high. There is pre-positioning on the long & short side and the...

Brian Freitas

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

Weekly update of spot, vol and skew changes across 8 global markets. We analyse the best trades based on the vols surfaces, and update on any...

Simon Harris

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

Weekly anaylsis of volatility changes across 8 major indices. We discuss the changes in implied vols, skew and spot and look for any trading...

Simon Harris

Link Admin's In-Specie Distribution of PEXA: Potential ASX200 Inclusion

Link Group is working on getting ATO tax rollover relief for an in-specie distribution of PEXA of at least 80% of its holding. The increased float...

Brian Freitas

EQD | Volatility Update: Bi-Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

This week, we look at volatility and skew changes over the last 10 days for 8 major global indices. We look for the best trading opportunities...

Simon Harris

S&P/​​​​​ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Moving the Right Way

We see 1 change for the ASX50 and 2 for the ASX200. Impact on the ASX200 adds is high. There is pre-positioning on the long & short side and the...

Brian Freitas

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

Weekly update of spot, vol and skew changes across 8 global markets. We analyse the best trades based on the vols surfaces, and update on any...

Simon Harris

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades

Weekly anaylsis of volatility changes across 8 major indices. We discuss the changes in implied vols, skew and spot and look for any trading...

Simon Harris

Link Admin's In-Specie Distribution of PEXA: Potential ASX200 Inclusion

Link Group is working on getting ATO tax rollover relief for an in-specie distribution of PEXA of at least 80% of its holding. The increased float...

Brian Freitas

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: Moving the Right Way