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

LG Chem Ltd. is a chemical manufacturer. The Company's products include petrochemicals, plastic resins, and engineering plastics. LG Chem also produces industrial and electronic materials.

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<li>Despite time until screening, predictions likely hold due to market cap gaps; all candidates are banks, benefiting from recent momentum.</li>
<li>Historical patterns show profit-taking selling affecting price impact, particularly on additions with significant pre-inclusion price rises. Monitor banks' pre-June 14th price appreciation to anticipate impact distortions.</li>
<li>Shorting LG Chem and LG Energy Solution based on high price cointegration, consider basket-trading them before the rebalancing, using the battery sector as a long hedge.</li>
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Despite time until screening, predictions likely hold due to market cap gaps; all candidates are banks, benefiting from recent momentum.
Historical patterns show profit-taking selling affecting price impact, particularly on additions with significant pre-inclusion price rises. Monitor banks' pre-June 14th price appreciation to anticipate impact distortions.
Shorting LG Chem and LG Energy Solution based on high price cointegration, consider basket-trading them before the rebalancing, using the battery sector as a long hedge.


Underexposed Flow Trading Opportunity: LONG Banks & SHORT LG Chem/Energy on June 14

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 / Event-Driven

The KOSPI 200 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 200 Korean stocks which make up 93% of the total market value of the Korea Stock Exchange. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of January 3, 1990.

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX EQUITY)

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<li>Nextrade aims to secure the business permit within the next year's second half. They intend to launch their services by the end of next year or early the following year.</li>
<li>All eyes are focused on the proposal to be operational from 8:30 AM to 11:59 PM, with the afternoon call auction session running from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.</li>
<li>It would be crucial to observe how the elongation of the time period for specific issues to be reflected in prices could potentially lead to changes in intraday flow patterns.</li>
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Nextrade aims to secure the business permit within the next year's second half. They intend to launch their services by the end of next year or early the following year.
All eyes are focused on the proposal to be operational from 8:30 AM to 11:59 PM, with the afternoon call auction session running from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
It would be crucial to observe how the elongation of the time period for specific issues to be reflected in prices could potentially lead to changes in intraday flow patterns.


Preparing for ATS Arrival in Korea: Strategies to Adapt to Changing Intraday Flow Patterns

Hanmi Science Co., Ltd. produces pharmaceutical products, including antibiotics, vitamins, and intestinal tonics.  The Company also provides beverages and processes soft capsules for other pharmaceutical firms.

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<li>The local market anxiously awaits the family's ability to pay by early May. Failure could prompt the Tax Service to sell their pledged stocks, including Hanmi Science shares.</li>
<li>Preventing Tax Service from selling Hanmi Science shares requires additional collateral, unlikely due to existing pledges. Rumor suggests mother and daughter may sell shares before May, followed by Tax Service.</li>
<li>Given negotiation uncertainty with KKR, it's crucial to prepare for potential failure rather than solely relying on success, necessitating a pragmatic approach.</li>
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The local market anxiously awaits the family's ability to pay by early May. Failure could prompt the Tax Service to sell their pledged stocks, including Hanmi Science shares.
Preventing Tax Service from selling Hanmi Science shares requires additional collateral, unlikely due to existing pledges. Rumor suggests mother and daughter may sell shares before May, followed by Tax Service.
Given negotiation uncertainty with KKR, it's crucial to prepare for potential failure rather than solely relying on success, necessitating a pragmatic approach.


Imminent Block Deals Involving Hanmi Science Shares Due to Inheritance Tax Payments

Samsung SDS Co., Ltd. provides information technology services, such as consulting and technical services. The Company also offers outsourcing services including application outsourcing, IT infrastructure outsourcing, and cloud computing.

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<li>Local institutions, notably pension funds, are increasingly investing in Samsung SDS, coinciding with the company's more active investor engagement. This has sparked speculation about Samsung's strategic motives.</li>
<li>Timing-Wise, as AI infra demands rise in Samsung Group, conditions for boosting SDS's performance improve. They monitor Samsung's moves to drive SDS's stock upward, considering its reliance on Samsung's revenue.</li>
<li>Local pension funds actively adopting overweight positions in Samsung SDS underscore the importance of crafting strategies tailored to overweighting SDS within the broader Samsung Group context.</li>
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Local institutions, notably pension funds, are increasingly investing in Samsung SDS, coinciding with the company's more active investor engagement. This has sparked speculation about Samsung's strategic motives.
Timing-Wise, as AI infra demands rise in Samsung Group, conditions for boosting SDS's performance improve. They monitor Samsung's moves to drive SDS's stock upward, considering its reliance on Samsung's revenue.
Local pension funds actively adopting overweight positions in Samsung SDS underscore the importance of crafting strategies tailored to overweighting SDS within the broader Samsung Group context.


Local Institutional Flows Towards Overweighting Samsung SDS in Samsung Group Context

KOSDAQ 150 Index is a base index for futures trading to hedge risks in KOSDAQ market. Base period and base index : Jan 4, 2010, 1,000p

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<li>Aggressively curbing naked short selling may enhance flow conditions for Value-Up stocks by reducing market turnover.</li>
<li>Liquidity decline may worsen KOSDAQ's underperformance relative to KOSPI stocks due to its higher vulnerability to liquidity fluctuations.</li>
<li>We should also monitor price impact from phased short selling in the absence of intra-day naked short selling post-regulation tightening.</li>
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Aggressively curbing naked short selling may enhance flow conditions for Value-Up stocks by reducing market turnover.
Liquidity decline may worsen KOSDAQ's underperformance relative to KOSPI stocks due to its higher vulnerability to liquidity fluctuations.
We should also monitor price impact from phased short selling in the absence of intra-day naked short selling post-regulation tightening.


Trading Implications Of Intra-Day Naked Short Selling Rule Tightening in Korea

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