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 analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 14th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, Xiaomi, CNOOC, ICBC, Ping An Insurance, Petrochina.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 14th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Xiaomi, CNOOC, ICBC, Ping An Insurance, Petrochina.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Nov 14th): Alibaba, Xiaomi, CNOOC, ICBC, Ping An Insurance, Petrochina

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

AAC Technologies Holdings / Index Rebalance

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<li>The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes.</li>
<li>The official index changes and indicative weights for the December 2025 index rebal event will be announced publicly after the close on Friday 21st November 2025.</li>
<li>We continue to expect one index change for December 2025 and we estimate there to be capping flows of ~US$1.9bn one-way.</li>
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The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes.
The official index changes and indicative weights for the December 2025 index rebal event will be announced publicly after the close on Friday 21st November 2025.
We continue to expect one index change for December 2025 and we estimate there to be capping flows of ~US$1.9bn one-way.


Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Dec25: AAC Tech up 9% Vs Peer; ~US$1.9bn One-Way; Announcement Soon

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

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HKEX Expands Weekly Options: Five new single-stock weeklies debut on 10 November, broadening Hong Kong’s fast-growing short-dated options market.</li>
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Why It Matters: Weeklies let traders and investors hedge or speculate around key events with precision, lower premiums, and higher gamma exposure.</li>
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Momentum: Trading volumes in existing weeklies have surged—up nearly fourfold since launch—underscoring rising investor adoption and liquidity.</li>
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HKEX Expands Weekly Options: Five new single-stock weeklies debut on 10 November, broadening Hong Kong’s fast-growing short-dated options market.

Why It Matters: Weeklies let traders and investors hedge or speculate around key events with precision, lower premiums, and higher gamma exposure.

Momentum: Trading volumes in existing weeklies have surged—up nearly fourfold since launch—underscoring rising investor adoption and liquidity.


HKEX Adds Five New Weekly Options on 10 Nov: AIA, China Mobile, Xiaomi Join Fast-Growing Line-Up

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 157 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 61.6% as of Nov 7th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.4ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, communication services, health care and offset by utilities, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Beone Medicines, China Eastern Airlines, China Citic Bank, Foshan Haitian Flavouring And Food.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 157 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 61.6% as of Nov 7th.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.4ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, communication services, health care and offset by utilities, materials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Beone Medicines, China Eastern Airlines, China Citic Bank, Foshan Haitian Flavouring And Food.


A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 7th): Beone Medicines, China Eastern Airlines, China Citic Bank

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 31st.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Csop Hsi (2X Inv), TraHK HSI ETF, Akeso.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 31st.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Csop Hsi (2X Inv), TraHK HSI ETF, Akeso.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Csop Hsi (2X Inv), TraHK HSI ETF, Akeso

China

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation operates a semiconductor foundry. The Company provides integrated circuit foundry and technology services including the testing, development, design, manufacturing, packaging, and sale of integrated circuits. Semiconductor Manufacturing International offers its products and services around the world.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) (981 HK)

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)

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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) (981 HK)

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Nov 14th): Alibaba, Xiaomi, CNOOC, ICBC, Ping An Insurance, Petrochina

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Xiaomi, CNOOC, ICBC, Ping An Insurance, Petrochina.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Dec25: AAC Tech up 9% Vs Peer; ~US$1.9bn One-Way; Announcement Soon

We continue to expect AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK) to outperform Sunny Optical Technology Group (2382 HK) over the next few week until the...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

HKEX Adds Five New Weekly Options on 10 Nov: AIA, China Mobile, Xiaomi Join Fast-Growing Line-Up

Today, Weekly Options debut in Xiaomi (1810 HK), AIA Group (1299 HK), SMIC (981 HK), China Mobile (941 HK), and CNOOC (883 HK).

Gaudenz Schneider

A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 7th): Beone Medicines, China Eastern Airlines, China Citic Bank

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Beone Medicines, China Eastern Airlines, China Citic Bank,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Csop Hsi (2X Inv), TraHK HSI ETF, Akeso

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 31st and highlight short interest changes in Csop Hsi (2X Inv), TraHK...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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