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

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 / Event-Driven

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<li>Nine companies disclosed value-up plans, with four official and five pending disclosures. Initially, these announcements boosted stock prices, but long-term correlations were inconclusive. Yet, shareholder returns notably rose in H1.</li>
<li>NPS increased stakes in three of the nine recently announced value-up companies. They share traits in value-up trading (large caps &amp; low PBR), potentially guiding our strategy as NPS enters.</li>
<li>BlackRock's Hong Kong branch has recently engaged with six Korean asset management firms for potential entrustment of its Asian fund's Korean investment portion, focusing on the value-up policy.</li>
</ul>


Nine companies disclosed value-up plans, with four official and five pending disclosures. Initially, these announcements boosted stock prices, but long-term correlations were inconclusive. Yet, shareholder returns notably rose in H1.
NPS increased stakes in three of the nine recently announced value-up companies. They share traits in value-up trading (large caps &amp; low PBR), potentially guiding our strategy as NPS enters.
BlackRock's Hong Kong branch has recently engaged with six Korean asset management firms for potential entrustment of its Asian fund's Korean investment portion, focusing on the value-up policy.


Recently Observed Market Flow Movements Related to Korea's Value-Up Initiatives

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<li>According to market information confirmed so far, the resumption is set for July 1st, and short selling will be restricted to the constituents of KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150.</li>
<li>The surge in trading volume likely stemmed from the return of long-short positions post-short-selling ban, leading to an overall market volume increase.</li>
<li>Another critical factor is the buying pressure on value-up stocks resuming in early July. We should aim at the price impacts of intersecting long-short flows and value-up stock purchases.</li>
</ul>


According to market information confirmed so far, the resumption is set for July 1st, and short selling will be restricted to the constituents of KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150.
The surge in trading volume likely stemmed from the return of long-short positions post-short-selling ban, leading to an overall market volume increase.
Another critical factor is the buying pressure on value-up stocks resuming in early July. We should aim at the price impacts of intersecting long-short flows and value-up stock purchases.


July Short Selling Resumption in Korea: Local Market Info & Trading Considerations

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<li>Lee Bok-hyun hopes for short selling to resume by late June. Given his influence on the Value-up policy, it's likely to happen.</li>
<li>Lee expects key tax incentives for the value-up program to be included in the July tax reform bill, showing a market-friendly stance.</li>
<li>Yesterday's New York event had a very positive atmosphere with more attendees than expected, showing genuine investor interest, likely ensuring sustained interest in Korea's Value-up program.</li>
</ul>


Lee Bok-hyun hopes for short selling to resume by late June. Given his influence on the Value-up policy, it's likely to happen.
Lee expects key tax incentives for the value-up program to be included in the July tax reform bill, showing a market-friendly stance.
Yesterday's New York event had a very positive atmosphere with more attendees than expected, showing genuine investor interest, likely ensuring sustained interest in Korea's Value-up program.


FSS Head's Aggressive Remarks for Value-Up at NY Event, Incl. Short Selling Resumption Late June

Quantitative Researcher, MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Quantitative Researcher

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI 200 INDEX</a> started a modest pullback and is entering a BUY area, but it could fall further this coming week, caution is advised.</li>
<li>The support levels to buy are between 383-371, this coming week.</li>
<li>Alternatively buy the Close, if the WEEKLY Close is negative, next Friday.</li>
</ul>


The KOSPI 200 INDEX started a modest pullback and is entering a BUY area, but it could fall further this coming week, caution is advised.
The support levels to buy are between 383-371, this coming week.
Alternatively buy the Close, if the WEEKLY Close is negative, next Friday.


EQD | KOSPI 200 Sell-Off Could Accelerate This Week, But It's A BUY

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<li>Predicting KOSPI 200 rebalancing is straightforward, focusing on quantitative screening rather than qualitative factors, unlike other indices.</li>
<li>Accurate simulation of KOSPI 200 requires daily data on shares, volume, and prices for six months, typically sourced from KOSCOM due to limitations in free data access.</li>
<li>I plan to share a practical KOSPI 200 simulation file with Smartkarma readers, leveraging freely available data from Google Finance.</li>
</ul>


Predicting KOSPI 200 rebalancing is straightforward, focusing on quantitative screening rather than qualitative factors, unlike other indices.
Accurate simulation of KOSPI 200 requires daily data on shares, volume, and prices for six months, typically sourced from KOSCOM due to limitations in free data access.
I plan to share a practical KOSPI 200 simulation file with Smartkarma readers, leveraging freely available data from Google Finance.


A Practical Guide to Create A Workable Electronic File for KOSPI 200 Rebalancing Simulation

South Korea

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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Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX EQUITY)

July Short Selling Resumption in Korea: Local Market Info & Trading Considerations

This post provides information circulating in Korea's local market about the resumption of short selling in July and its potential trading...

Sanghyun Park

FSS Head's Aggressive Remarks for Value-Up at NY Event, Incl. Short Selling Resumption Late June

This post delivers Korea FSS Head (Lee Bok-hyun)'s very aggressive remarks for the Value-up program at yesterday's investors meeting in New York....

Sanghyun Park

EQD | KOSPI 200 Sell-Off Could Accelerate This Week, But It's A BUY

The KOSPI 200 Index performed a modest pullback last week, entering the BUY area but caution is advised as further pullback is possible this...

Nico Rosti

A Practical Guide to Create A Workable Electronic File for KOSPI 200 Rebalancing Simulation

This post intends to share with Smartkarma readers a workable electronic file for the KOSPI 200 simulation that uses freely available data.

Sanghyun Park

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Recently Observed Market Flow Movements Related to Korea's Value-Up Initiatives

Value-up remains pivotal in the Korean market's second half for market flow. This post investigates the recently observed movements related to the...

Sanghyun Park

July Short Selling Resumption in Korea: Local Market Info & Trading Considerations

This post provides information circulating in Korea's local market about the resumption of short selling in July and its potential trading...

Sanghyun Park

FSS Head's Aggressive Remarks for Value-Up at NY Event, Incl. Short Selling Resumption Late June

This post delivers Korea FSS Head (Lee Bok-hyun)'s very aggressive remarks for the Value-up program at yesterday's investors meeting in New York....

Sanghyun Park

EQD | KOSPI 200 Sell-Off Could Accelerate This Week, But It's A BUY

​The KOSPI 200 Index performed a modest pullback last week, entering the BUY area but caution is advised as further pullback is possible this...

Nico Rosti

A Practical Guide to Create A Workable Electronic File for KOSPI 200 Rebalancing Simulation

This post intends to share with Smartkarma readers a workable electronic file for the KOSPI 200 simulation that uses freely available data.

Sanghyun Park

The KOSPI 200 Index performed a modest pullback last week, entering the BUY area but caution is advised as further pullback is possible this...