Founder of Antler Capital

Stanley Tsai, CFA

Macroeconomics

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<li>The recent rollout of a tax-deferred individual pension scheme marks a pivotal moment in the country's preparation for seismic shifts in its demographics.</li>
<li>The transition towards Pillar 3 of the retirement system has important implications for global asset allocators' long-term China investment thesis.</li>
<li>It's still early days, but there are ways to participate in the growth of private pensions. We look at the scale of the opportunities available and the potential beneficiaries.</li>
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The recent rollout of a tax-deferred individual pension scheme marks a pivotal moment in the country's preparation for seismic shifts in its demographics.
The transition towards Pillar 3 of the retirement system has important implications for global asset allocators' long-term China investment thesis.
It's still early days, but there are ways to participate in the growth of private pensions. We look at the scale of the opportunities available and the potential beneficiaries.


China's Fledgling Pensions Market: Are You Positioned to Cash In?

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<li>China's loan prime rates have held steady for a fifth month, with 1Y and 5Y benchmarks at 3.65% and 4.30%, respectively.</li>
<li>We expect to see a 15bp cut to the 5Y LPR as early as Feb. 20, in view of extremely weak domestic demand.</li>
<li>Even that may not be enough. Infrastructure spending will have to carry the load, fueled by a surge in local government bond issuance.</li>
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China's loan prime rates have held steady for a fifth month, with 1Y and 5Y benchmarks at 3.65% and 4.30%, respectively.
We expect to see a 15bp cut to the 5Y LPR as early as Feb. 20, in view of extremely weak domestic demand.
Even that may not be enough. Infrastructure spending will have to carry the load, fueled by a surge in local government bond issuance.


China Macro: Loan Prime Rates Unchanged in Jan; Easing Bias Remains

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongji-innolight-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6986:1" rel="noopener">Zhongji InnoLight (300308 CH / 3308 HK)</a> trades 31% below its all-time high, while the consensus price target implies upside of 35%.</li>
<li>Historical periods with volatility above 100% have produced higher average and median subsequent one-month returns than lower-volatility regimes.</li>
<li>Implied volatility above 100% is extreme by any standard, generating exceptionally rich option premiums that can be monetised through put selling, albeit with exposure to further share-price weakness.</li>
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Zhongji InnoLight (300308 CH / 3308 HK) trades 31% below its all-time high, while the consensus price target implies upside of 35%.
Historical periods with volatility above 100% have produced higher average and median subsequent one-month returns than lower-volatility regimes.
Implied volatility above 100% is extreme by any standard, generating exceptionally rich option premiums that can be monetised through put selling, albeit with exposure to further share-price weakness.


Zhongji InnoLight (3308 HK / 300308 CH): Monetising 100% Volatility Through Put Selling

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<li>In the absence of an outright LPR cut later this month, the latest RRR move's impact on the real economy may be rather modest. </li>
<li>Assuming CNY500bn of MLFs will be withdrawn in the coming months, the net injection this time around is CNY700bn, about 40% of an average month's new loans.</li>
<li>We would watch out for a potential bubble in the onshore credit market before incremental liquidity benefits the broader economy.</li>
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In the absence of an outright LPR cut later this month, the latest RRR move's impact on the real economy may be rather modest. 
Assuming CNY500bn of MLFs will be withdrawn in the coming months, the net injection this time around is CNY700bn, about 40% of an average month's new loans.
We would watch out for a potential bubble in the onshore credit market before incremental liquidity benefits the broader economy.


China Macro: RRR Cuts' Diminishing Impact

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