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

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<li>KRX will lower the tick sizes for KOSPI and KOSDAQ starting next January to reduce actual transaction costs and increase market liquidity by attracting more high-frequency traders.</li>
<li>KRX's acceptance of the market's long-standing demand at this point can be seen as primarily driven by the purpose of resolving the problem of reduced market liquidity.</li>
<li>We need to design a setup that takes a tighter holding period of event and flow trading in the Korean local market from next year.</li>
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KRX will lower the tick sizes for KOSPI and KOSDAQ starting next January to reduce actual transaction costs and increase market liquidity by attracting more high-frequency traders.
KRX's acceptance of the market's long-standing demand at this point can be seen as primarily driven by the purpose of resolving the problem of reduced market liquidity.
We need to design a setup that takes a tighter holding period of event and flow trading in the Korean local market from next year.


Lowering Tick Sizes for KOSPI & KOSDAQ Starting Next January

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>According to Bloomberg, VinFast is getting ready for an IPO in the US as soon as 1Q 2023.</li>
<li>Vinfast has secured approximately US$1.2 billion in incentives for its EV production facility in North Carolina which is expected to start production in 2024 (annual production of 150,000 vehicles).</li>
<li>Vinfast could raise more than US$1 billion in this IPO. If Vinfast is able to successfully complete this IPO, it would be one of the largest Asian IPOs in 2023.</li>
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According to Bloomberg, VinFast is getting ready for an IPO in the US as soon as 1Q 2023.
Vinfast has secured approximately US$1.2 billion in incentives for its EV production facility in North Carolina which is expected to start production in 2024 (annual production of 150,000 vehicles).
Vinfast could raise more than US$1 billion in this IPO. If Vinfast is able to successfully complete this IPO, it would be one of the largest Asian IPOs in 2023.


Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>An overview (and output) of our machine learning-driven GEM screening model, which seeks to find the best medium-term long ideas within the top100 stocks in the MSCI GEM Index.</li>
<li>The model is based on 1) a quantitative multifactor screening model, enhanced by two AI Technology-based approaches; 2) a Deep Neural Network model, and 3) a Recurrent Neural Network model.</li>
<li>Developed over roughly 4 years and implemented in its current state for over 2 years, the model has a solid real-world alpha-generating performance track record, discussed in detail below.</li>
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An overview (and output) of our machine learning-driven GEM screening model, which seeks to find the best medium-term long ideas within the top100 stocks in the MSCI GEM Index.
The model is based on 1) a quantitative multifactor screening model, enhanced by two AI Technology-based approaches; 2) a Deep Neural Network model, and 3) a Recurrent Neural Network model.
Developed over roughly 4 years and implemented in its current state for over 2 years, the model has a solid real-world alpha-generating performance track record, discussed in detail below.


Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.</li>
<li>In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.</li>
<li>We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.
In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.
We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

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<li>K Car completed its IPO in South Korea in Oct 21. It raised around US$300m after having downsized the offering and cut the asking price to below the IPO range. </li>
<li>K Car is a used car marketplace and dealership operating in South Korea.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the recent updates and the upcoming lockup expiry.</li>
</ul>


K Car completed its IPO in South Korea in Oct 21. It raised around US$300m after having downsized the offering and cut the asking price to below the IPO range. 
K Car is a used car marketplace and dealership operating in South Korea.
In this note, we will talk about the recent updates and the upcoming lockup expiry.


K Car Lockup - Small Stock with a Big Lockup - Money Recouped, Any Price Is a Good Price to Sell

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Company manufactures, sells, and exports passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. The Company also sells various auto parts and operates auto repair service centers throughout South Korea. Hyundai Motor provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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Hyundai Motor (005387 KS)

Lowering Tick Sizes for KOSPI & KOSDAQ Starting Next January

This post details KRX's pre-announced plan to lower the tick sizes for KOSPI and KOSDAQ starting next January and discusses the market impacts...

Sanghyun Park

Initial Thoughts on the Vinfast IPO

According to Bloomberg, VinFast is getting ready for an IPO in the US as soon as 1Q 2023.Vinfast could raise more than US$1 billion in this IPO....

Douglas Kim

Screening for GEMs: November 2022

This insight provides an overview of our, machine learning-driven, proprietary GEM screening model, based on a Multifactor model, a Deep Neural...

Wium Malan, CFA

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage. We highlight 26 pair trades...

Douglas Kim

K Car Lockup - Small Stock with a Big Lockup - Money Recouped, Any Price Is a Good Price to Sell

K Car completed its IPO in South Korea in Oct 21. It raised around US$300m after having downsized the offering. Its IPO lockup will expire soon...

Sumeet Singh

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