Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>It's crucial to note that margin balances from CFDs will also be disclosed through each brokerage's Home Trading System (HTS), providing insight into the risk of margin call-triggered covering trades.</li>
<li>It has been challenging to discern which are being targeted for illegal trading operations using CFDs. The disclosure of CFD margin balances can be an indicator to address this issue.</li>
<li>This may lead to a short-term selling spiral on suspected stocks, where illegal trading forces rush to liquidate their positions, and additional selling pressure targeting such activities exacerbates the situation.</li>
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It's crucial to note that margin balances from CFDs will also be disclosed through each brokerage's Home Trading System (HTS), providing insight into the risk of margin call-triggered covering trades.
It has been challenging to discern which are being targeted for illegal trading operations using CFDs. The disclosure of CFD margin balances can be an indicator to address this issue.
This may lead to a short-term selling spiral on suspected stocks, where illegal trading forces rush to liquidate their positions, and additional selling pressure targeting such activities exacerbates the situation.


Full Details & Trading Ramifications of Official Revisions to CFD Trade Rules in Korea

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of Mar 29th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD7.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We estimate short interest decreased by 2.5% WoW and highlight short interest changes in Posco.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of Mar 29th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD7.4bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We estimate short interest decreased by 2.5% WoW and highlight short interest changes in Posco.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 29th): Posco

Daejoo Electronic Materials / Event-Driven

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<li>The possibility of experiencing a CFD margin call is a genuine and persistent concern. Even a small trigger causes selling pressure to intensify and results in a rapid downward trend.</li>
<li>The counter that the local market is closely monitoring is JPM. The selling pressure from the JPM counter since May 8th has exhibited an abnormal pattern. </li>
<li>Eight names are screened. They are KOSPI 200/KOSDAQ 150 constituents with JPM's net selling volume to SO being 0.2% or higher, and a margin-equity ratio of 3% or higher.</li>
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The possibility of experiencing a CFD margin call is a genuine and persistent concern. Even a small trigger causes selling pressure to intensify and results in a rapid downward trend.
The counter that the local market is closely monitoring is JPM. The selling pressure from the JPM counter since May 8th has exhibited an abnormal pattern. 
Eight names are screened. They are KOSPI 200/KOSDAQ 150 constituents with JPM's net selling volume to SO being 0.2% or higher, and a margin-equity ratio of 3% or higher.


The Core of CFD Margin Call Risk May Lie in the JPM Counter, Not SG: Potentially Infected Names

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<p>SillaJen Biotherapeutics (established in 2006) is indeed a rare breed in Korean pharmaceutical world. It is not a generic drug maker. It is not a biosimilar maker either. It makes new biomedical products. A majority of Korea's pharmaceutical makers are still generic drug makers. The likes of Celltrion and Samsung Bioepis have emerged as a biosimilar maker. But they are still a few. Biomedical makers are even rarer. Hanmi Pharmaceutical is one of these rare breeds. Now, another biomedical maker…</p>

SillaJen Biotherapeutics (established in 2006) is indeed a rare breed in Korean pharmaceutical world. It is not a generic drug maker. It is not a biosimilar maker either. It makes new biomedical products. A majority of Korea's pharmaceutical makers are still generic drug makers. The likes of Celltrion and Samsung Bioepis have emerged as a biosimilar maker. But they are still a few. Biomedical makers are even rarer. Hanmi Pharmaceutical is one of these rare breeds. Now, another biomedical maker…

SillaJen's December IPO: Valuation, Growth Expectation and IPO Timing

South Korea

Sam Chun Dang Pharm Co., Ltd. (SCD) develops, manufactures, and markets medicines for human health care.  The Company specializes in producing medical treatment drugs as well as diagnostic drugs.  SCD Pharm's products include antibiotics, respiratory stimulants, pneumonia diagnosis devices, and many others.

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Sam Chun Dang Pharm (000250 KS)

Full Details & Trading Ramifications of Official Revisions to CFD Trade Rules in Korea

This post provides comprehensive information regarding the recent updates to the CFD trade regulations in Korea, including their impact on trading...

Sanghyun Park

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 29th): Posco

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week. We estimate short interest decreased by 2.5% WoW and highlighted short interest changes in...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

The Core of CFD Margin Call Risk May Lie in the JPM Counter, Not SG: Potentially Infected Names

This core of CFD margin call risk may lie in the JPM counter, not SG. This post presents eight names that are targetable for short-selling.

Sanghyun Park

SillaJen's December IPO: Valuation, Growth Expectation and IPO Timing

SillaJen Biotherapeutics (established in 2006) is indeed a rare breed in Korean pharmaceutical world. It is not a generic drug maker. It is not a...

Sanghyun Park

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