Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Event-Driven

The Hang Seng Index is a free-float capitalization-weighted index of a selection of companies from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The components of the index are divided into four subindices: Commerce and Industry, Finance, Utilities, and Properties. The index was developed with a base level of 100 as of July 31, 1964.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a> implied volatility fell across the term structure and skew. The skew displays a smile favoring specific option strategies.</li>
<li>The most traded HKEX traded tailor-made combinations are Call and Put Spreads. Straddles, Strangles and Butterflies have become less popular most recently.</li>
<li>While three quarters of all strategies take a long volatility position, there is a balance in bullish, bearish, and market-neutral strategies.</li>
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Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) implied volatility fell across the term structure and skew. The skew displays a smile favoring specific option strategies.
The most traded HKEX traded tailor-made combinations are Call and Put Spreads. Straddles, Strangles and Butterflies have become less popular most recently.
While three quarters of all strategies take a long volatility position, there is a balance in bullish, bearish, and market-neutral strategies.


EQD | Hang Seng (HSI) – Analysis of Option Strategies Recently Traded on HKEX

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Quantitative Analysis

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<li>HKEX has launched weekly stock options for 10 listed equities on 2024-11-04.</li>
<li>We explore recent HKEX volume trends and believe this may be a positive catalyst for HKEX.</li>
<li>HKEX may prove to be a catalyst for more equity option product development in the region.</li>
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HKEX has launched weekly stock options for 10 listed equities on 2024-11-04.
We explore recent HKEX volume trends and believe this may be a positive catalyst for HKEX.
HKEX may prove to be a catalyst for more equity option product development in the region.


EQD | HKEX Weekly Equity Options off to a Strong Start

Federal Bank Limited operates branches and regional offices throughout India. The Bank offers a wide range of financial services, including merchant banking, international banking and foreign exchange, leasing facilities, money markets and agricultural advances. The Bank also provides lending for hi-tech agricultural and government sponsored schemes.

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a> and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-bank-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26811:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX EQUITY)</a> reached all-time highs on 26 September 2024 but have since declined.</li>
<li>Most stocks in the Bank Index have fallen below their 200 and 50 day moving average,. Volatilities have gone up, but trade cheap when compared to historical levels.</li>
<li>Opportunities present themselves either in stocks that stayed resilient during the downturn (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/federal-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11784:1" rel="noopener">Federal Bank (FB IN)),</a>or fell and gained in implied volatility. A long-short strategy might also be considered.</li>
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The NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) and the NSE Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX EQUITY) reached all-time highs on 26 September 2024 but have since declined.
Most stocks in the Bank Index have fallen below their 200 and 50 day moving average,. Volatilities have gone up, but trade cheap when compared to historical levels.
Opportunities present themselves either in stocks that stayed resilient during the downturn (Federal Bank (FB IN)),or fell and gained in implied volatility. A long-short strategy might also be considered.


EQD | Nifty Banks – Single Stock Options and Relative Value Opportunities

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist, Clifton Derivatives

John Ley

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist

Clifton Derivatives

Independent derivative and volatility research firm focusing on events/catalysts, earnings, relative value and cross asset volatility strategies.

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<li>Vols have stabilized as market has moved away from peak short gamma levels just above the recent market highs.</li>
<li>HSI Put positions appear to have been rolled down to the 19,000 strike.</li>
<li>HSCEI saw significant put volume at the 6300 strike with ~15,000 contracts per day trading at that level.</li>
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Vols have stabilized as market has moved away from peak short gamma levels just above the recent market highs.
HSI Put positions appear to have been rolled down to the 19,000 strike.
HSCEI saw significant put volume at the 6300 strike with ~15,000 contracts per day trading at that level.


EQD | Hong Kong Index Options Weekly - HSI and HSCEI

Head of Trading/ Partner, AceGama Advisors

Sankalp Singh

Head of Trading/ Partner

Proprietary Trading Desk

AceGama Advisors

Trading desk specializing in the Listed & OTC options strategies for risk management & investment purposes.

The NIFTY 50 index is National Stock Exchange of India's benchmark stock market index for Indian equity market. Nifty is owned and managed by India Index Services and Products (IISL), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited.

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<li>IVs steady in spite of significant drop in Indices. Nifty50 Monthly IVs flat at 12.7% &amp; BankNifty Monthly IVs mildly higher to 14.9%. </li>
<li>Paring back of Skew-harvesting recommended. RR levels look overly compressed against backdrop of index weakness</li>
<li>Multiple market holidays pushed short-dated IVs lower. Vol term structure moved deeper into Contango,  Weekly vs. Monthly vol-differential now at -1.9 vols.</li>
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IVs steady in spite of significant drop in Indices. Nifty50 Monthly IVs flat at 12.7% &amp; BankNifty Monthly IVs mildly higher to 14.9%. 
Paring back of Skew-harvesting recommended. RR levels look overly compressed against backdrop of index weakness
Multiple market holidays pushed short-dated IVs lower. Vol term structure moved deeper into Contango,  Weekly vs. Monthly vol-differential now at -1.9 vols.


EQD / NSE Vol Update / IVs Subdued in Spite of Weakening Equities. Skew Looks Overly Compressed.

Equity Derivatives and Vol-Based Insights