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 latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 3rd.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Meituan, Tencent, HSBC, CCB, Gcl Technology, TraHK HSI ETF.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 3rd.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Meituan, Tencent, HSBC, CCB, Gcl Technology, TraHK HSI ETF.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, Tencent, HSBC, CCB, Gcl Technology

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

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Context: Friday’s sell-off occurred after the Hong Kong market closed, but several Hong Kong–listed companies were caught up in the rout through their U.S.-listed ADRs.</li>
<li>This Insight details the impact on 15 prominent Hang Seng Index constituents — including Alibaba, Tencent, and HSBC. Implied volatility in U.S.-traded options on these ADRs moved sharply in response.</li>
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Why Read: Understand what to expect when the Hong Kong market reopens after the weekend — both in terms of price performance and implied volatility.</li>
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Context: Friday’s sell-off occurred after the Hong Kong market closed, but several Hong Kong–listed companies were caught up in the rout through their U.S.-listed ADRs.
This Insight details the impact on 15 prominent Hang Seng Index constituents — including Alibaba, Tencent, and HSBC. Implied volatility in U.S.-traded options on these ADRs moved sharply in response.

Why Read: Understand what to expect when the Hong Kong market reopens after the weekend — both in terms of price performance and implied volatility.


Alibaba Drops 8%: What Friday’s U.S. Sell-Off Means for Hong Kong Stocks

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Head of Research

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We recommend selling FERRARI80 with a return of -2.8%, while opening new positions in ESTEE80, MUFG19, and SONY80.</li><li>The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio gained slightly, up +0.38% from the previous day, supported by the rise in NVDA80 after the US government approved chip exports to the Middle East.</li><li>Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.</li></ul>

We recommend selling FERRARI80 with a return of -2.8%, while opening new positions in ESTEE80, MUFG19, and SONY80.The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio gained slightly, up +0.38% from the previous day, supported by the rise in NVDA80 after the US government approved chip exports to the Middle East.Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 10, 2025 (Eng.)

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Oct 10th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Hang Seng Bank (11 HK), Cloud Factory (2512 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Anta (2020 HK), Hang Seng Bank (11 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Oct 10th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Hang Seng Bank (11 HK), Cloud Factory (2512 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Anta (2020 HK), Hang Seng Bank (11 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Oct 10th): Tencent, Hang Seng Bank, Cloud Factory

<ul><li>We recommend selling TOYOTA80 and POPMART80, with holding-period returns of +1.3% and –3.1%, respectively.</li><li>We also suggest initiating positions in ASML0 1 , a DR referencing ASML Holding N.V. listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, and MWG1 9 , a DR referencing Mobile World Investment Corporation listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.</li><li>The average return of the KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio was nearly unchanged from the previous day (–0.08%).</li></ul>

We recommend selling TOYOTA80 and POPMART80, with holding-period returns of +1.3% and –3.1%, respectively.We also suggest initiating positions in ASML0 1 , a DR referencing ASML Holding N.V. listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, and MWG1 9 , a DR referencing Mobile World Investment Corporation listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.The average return of the KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio was nearly unchanged from the previous day (–0.08%).

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 9, 2025 (Eng.)

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, Tencent, HSBC, CCB, Gcl Technology

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 3rd and highlight short interest changes in Meituan, Tencent, HSBC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Alibaba Drops 8%: What Friday’s U.S. Sell-Off Means for Hong Kong Stocks

Friday’s sell-off hit China ADRs and pushed implied volatility higher, but not all stocks were affected equally. This Insight details the price...

Gaudenz Schneider

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 10, 2025 (Eng.)

The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio gained slightly, up +0.38% from the previous day, supported by the rise in NVDA80 after the US government...

Krungthai XSpring

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Oct 10th): Tencent, Hang Seng Bank, Cloud Factory

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 9, 2025 (Eng.)

We recommend selling TOYOTA80 and POPMART80, with holding-period returns of +1.3% and –3.1%, respectively. We also suggest initiating positions in...

Krungthai XSpring

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