Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>Korea Exchange announced the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 indices constituents changes today. </li>
<li>Kum Yang (001570 KS) and Cosmochemical (005420 KS) were included in the KOSPI 200. Dongwon Industries (006040 KS) and Hwaseung Enterprise (241590 KS) were excluded in KOSPI 200 index.</li>
<li>We expect continued underperformance of Kumyang and Cosmo Chemical as many investors will now start to sell these stocks based on "buy on rumor, sell on news" strategy.</li>
</ul>


Korea Exchange announced the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 indices constituents changes today. 
Kum Yang (001570 KS) and Cosmochemical (005420 KS) were included in the KOSPI 200. Dongwon Industries (006040 KS) and Hwaseung Enterprise (241590 KS) were excluded in KOSPI 200 index.
We expect continued underperformance of Kumyang and Cosmo Chemical as many investors will now start to sell these stocks based on "buy on rumor, sell on news" strategy.


Trading Strategy Post KRX Rebalance Announcement of KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

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<li>The review period for the June rebalance of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a> ended on Friday. We see 14 potential changes to the index - most are high probability. </li>
<li>The impact of passive trading is higher on the deletions than on the additions. Short interest on the potential adds is zero/negligible and a lot larger on the potential deletions.</li>
<li>Short interest on a couple of potential deletion exceeds the estimated passive selling, while there are others where short interest is three-quarters of the estimated passive selling.</li>
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The review period for the June rebalance of the KOSDAQ 150 Index ended on Friday. We see 14 potential changes to the index - most are high probability. 
The impact of passive trading is higher on the deletions than on the additions. Short interest on the potential adds is zero/negligible and a lot larger on the potential deletions.
Short interest on a couple of potential deletion exceeds the estimated passive selling, while there are others where short interest is three-quarters of the estimated passive selling.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: 14 Potential Changes in June

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.

<ul>
<li>Here are the tradable stocks for Long/Short position buildups for the KOSDAQ 150 rebalancing in June.</li>
<li>LONG (Additions): Dear U (376300 KS), Vidente (121800 KS), GOLFZON (215000 KS), Hana Micron (067310 KS), Danal (064260 KS), &amp; Intellian Technologies (189300 KS) 
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<li>SHORT (Deletions): Daea Ti (045390 KS), Advanced Process Systems (265520 KS), Unison (018000 KS), Danawa (119860 KS), OE Solutions (138080 KS), &amp; Toptec (108230 KS) 
</li>
</ul>


Here are the tradable stocks for Long/Short position buildups for the KOSDAQ 150 rebalancing in June.
LONG (Additions): Dear U (376300 KS), Vidente (121800 KS), GOLFZON (215000 KS), Hana Micron (067310 KS), Danal (064260 KS), &amp; Intellian Technologies (189300 KS) 

SHORT (Deletions): Daea Ti (045390 KS), Advanced Process Systems (265520 KS), Unison (018000 KS), Danawa (119860 KS), OE Solutions (138080 KS), &amp; Toptec (108230 KS) 



KOSDAQ 150 Rebalancing in June: Safely Tradable Names for Position Buildups at This Point

<ul>
<li>With over 80% of the averaging in the review period complete, we see 15 potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a> at the June rebalance.</li>
<li>11 of the 15 changes are high/medium probability and it will take large moves over the rest of the review period for these stocks to drop out of the list.</li>
<li>Four potential inclusions have more than 3 days of ADV to buy from passives, while nine potential deletions have more than 3 days of ADV to sell from passives.</li>
</ul>


With over 80% of the averaging in the review period complete, we see 15 potential changes to the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX) at the June rebalance.
11 of the 15 changes are high/medium probability and it will take large moves over the rest of the review period for these stocks to drop out of the list.
Four potential inclusions have more than 3 days of ADV to buy from passives, while nine potential deletions have more than 3 days of ADV to sell from passives.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview (June): Potential Inclusions Starting to Outperform

<ul>
<li>One third of the way through the review period for the June rebalance, we see 14 potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a>.</li>
<li>One-Way turnover is estimated at 6.29% and the impact on the expected deletions is a lot higher than the impact on the expected inclusions.</li>
<li>The potential inclusions have outperformed the potential deletions and are starting to lose some ground now. The potential inclusions are not short sell eligible and could move higher again.</li>
</ul>


One third of the way through the review period for the June rebalance, we see 14 potential changes to the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX).
One-Way turnover is estimated at 6.29% and the impact on the expected deletions is a lot higher than the impact on the expected inclusions.
The potential inclusions have outperformed the potential deletions and are starting to lose some ground now. The potential inclusions are not short sell eligible and could move higher again.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview (June 2022): Lots of Changes Early in the Review Period

South Korea

BINEX Co., Ltd. manufactures medical drugs and medical drug materials.  The Company's main products include anti-cancer drugs, composite digestive enzymes, and protein activation drugs.

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Trading Strategy Post KRX Rebalance Announcement of KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150

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Douglas Kim

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Brian Freitas

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Sanghyun Park

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview (June): Potential Inclusions Starting to Outperform

With 80% of the review period complete, there are 15 potential index changes. The potential inclusions have started to outperform the index and the...

Brian Freitas

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview (June 2022): Lots of Changes Early in the Review Period

A third of the way through the review period, we see 14 potential changes to the KOSDAQ150 Index at the June rebalance. A reversal in performance...

Brian Freitas

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