Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. ("BIA" or "BIAL")

BACKGROUND
I have 20+yrs experience in Asia doing alternative strategies (i.e. non-delta1 non long-only) in fixed income, equity derivatives, and activist/catalyst/event-driven and long-short equity strategies with most of that time spent managing money. 

4 years in fixed income macro, 8 years running internal hedge fund and 4yrs investment banking at Citi in Japan, 3 years running an Asia multi-strat portfolio at a hedge fund, 4+yrs as an independent special situations analyst.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Sep24 Nikkei 225 Rebal - 2 ADDs, 2 DELETEs Maybe, but Rebals Tougher, and Fastie+TEL Are the FUN

The Bigly March 2024 "Wednesday-Friday Trade" (Surprising Flows)

Mar24 Nikkei 225 Rebal: Zozo (3092) And Other ADDs Update

FINAL PREDICTIONS: March 2024 Nikkei 225 Rebal (Socionext, Disco, and 1 Consumer Goods Stock to ADD)

JAPAN ACTIVISM:  Murakami-San Goes Substantial on Pacific Metals (5541).... Again

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The changes to the Nikkei 225 Average for the March 2024 Review were announced today after the close. A little earlier than I expected. </li>
<li>Socionext, Disco, Zozo IN; Takara Hldgs, Sumi Osaka Cement, Pacific Metals OUT. Nitori PAF increase. US$4bn+ to trade one way on 29Mar close. One interesting surprise. </li>
<li>Overall more impactful than it looks. And it changes the front-end arithmetic on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fast-retailing-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:751:1" rel="noopener">Fast Retailing (9983 JP)</a>. There may be fun on the DELETEs.</li>
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The changes to the Nikkei 225 Average for the March 2024 Review were announced today after the close. A little earlier than I expected. 
Socionext, Disco, Zozo IN; Takara Hldgs, Sumi Osaka Cement, Pacific Metals OUT. Nitori PAF increase. US$4bn+ to trade one way on 29Mar close. One interesting surprise. 
Overall more impactful than it looks. And it changes the front-end arithmetic on Fast Retailing (9983 JP). There may be fun on the DELETEs.


Mar24 Nikkei 225 Rebal - Socionext, Disco, Zozo IN; US$4bn One-Way; More Impactful Than It Looks