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 calculates floats fairly aggressively even in new IPOs. This was symbolically shown in the case of Kakao Pay, which received a 35% float rate.</li>
<li>So, we need a trading setup that raises the float rate prediction range in future KOSPI 200 Fast Entry cases.</li>
<li>Considering that rebalancing trading that occurs on the implementation day is now partially digested in regular trading hours, we need to consider getting out positions before the closing auction hours.</li>
</ul>


KRX calculates floats fairly aggressively even in new IPOs. This was symbolically shown in the case of Kakao Pay, which received a 35% float rate.
So, we need a trading setup that raises the float rate prediction range in future KOSPI 200 Fast Entry cases.
Considering that rebalancing trading that occurs on the implementation day is now partially digested in regular trading hours, we need to consider getting out positions before the closing auction hours.


KOSPI 200 New Entrants: KRX-Concluded Float Rates & Rebalancing Trading Pattern Today

<ul>
<li>The effective date for rebalancing KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is this Friday. This is the first trading day that short selling is permitted on new stocks in these indexes.</li>
<li>From the 25th to today, immediately after the inclusion of these indexes was announced, the loan share balance of almost all stocks increased significantly.</li>
<li>Those stocks with substantial outperformance in price and relatively abundant liquidity have a high level of loan balance.</li>
</ul>


The effective date for rebalancing KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is this Friday. This is the first trading day that short selling is permitted on new stocks in these indexes.
From the 25th to today, immediately after the inclusion of these indexes was announced, the loan share balance of almost all stocks increased significantly.
Those stocks with substantial outperformance in price and relatively abundant liquidity have a high level of loan balance.


Short Position Approach on the Index Entrants on December 10 in Korea

Myoung Shin Industrial Co.,Ltd / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>This post measures how far the rebalancing trading of passive funds is progressing at this point. This can be essential data for setting up positions close to the effective date.</li>
<li>For this purpose, each stock's net purchase data of Pension and Insurance were collected from November 25 to today (30th).</li>
<li>As we move closer to the effective date, we need to consider selecting those with the relatively slow progress of rebalancing trading among the regular rebalancing stocks.</li>
</ul>


This post measures how far the rebalancing trading of passive funds is progressing at this point. This can be essential data for setting up positions close to the effective date.
For this purpose, each stock's net purchase data of Pension and Insurance were collected from November 25 to today (30th).
As we move closer to the effective date, we need to consider selecting those with the relatively slow progress of rebalancing trading among the regular rebalancing stocks.


KOSPI 200 Rebalancing Trading Progress Checkup

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<li>KOSPI 200 rebalancing results are out - 7 Additions: 4 (regular) + 2 (Fast Entry) + 1 (split) &amp; 7 Deletions: 6 (regular) + 1 (Fast Entry) 
</li>
<li>The passive impact of all additions is pretty significant. In particular, Meritiz, SL, and Kakao Pay are relatively larger.</li>
<li>For the deletes, it is worth considering approaching these stocks as an equal-weighted basket. Since their share prices have not been significantly corrected recently.</li>
</ul>


KOSPI 200 rebalancing results are out - 7 Additions: 4 (regular) + 2 (Fast Entry) + 1 (split) &amp; 7 Deletions: 6 (regular) + 1 (Fast Entry) 

The passive impact of all additions is pretty significant. In particular, Meritiz, SL, and Kakao Pay are relatively larger.
For the deletes, it is worth considering approaching these stocks as an equal-weighted basket. Since their share prices have not been significantly corrected recently.


7 Adds & 7 Deletes in KOSPI 200 Rebalancing: Passive Impact & Trade Setups

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

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<li>There will be 6 additions and 7 deletions for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> at the December rebalance that will be implemented on 9 December.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-heavy-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33808:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Heavy Industries (329180 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-pay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay (377300 KS)</a> are Fast Entry inclusions to the index, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innocean-worldwide-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26925:1" rel="noopener">Innocean Worldwide (214320 KS)</a> is a deletion on liquidity.</li>
<li>Depending on the float used by KRX, there could be a sharp move higher on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-pay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay (377300 KS)</a> as passive trackers could buy up to 15% of real float.</li>
</ul>


There will be 6 additions and 7 deletions for the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) at the December rebalance that will be implemented on 9 December.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (329180 KS) and Kakao Pay (377300 KS) are Fast Entry inclusions to the index, while Innocean Worldwide (214320 KS) is a deletion on liquidity.
Depending on the float used by KRX, there could be a sharp move higher on Kakao Pay (377300 KS) as passive trackers could buy up to 15% of real float.


KOSPI200 Index Rebalance: Mostly Expected, Couple of Surprises

South Korea

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KOSPI 200 New Entrants: KRX-Concluded Float Rates & Rebalancing Trading Pattern Today

Kakao Pay eventually received a 35% float rate, meaning that KRX has included all of Alipay's non-locked stake in the float.

Sanghyun Park

Short Position Approach on the Index Entrants on December 10 in Korea

The effective date for rebalancing KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 is this Friday, meaning that this is the first trading day that short selling is...

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI 200 Rebalancing Trading Progress Checkup

This post measures how far the rebalancing trading of local passive funds is progressing at this point. This can be important data when we set up...

Sanghyun Park

7 Adds & 7 Deletes in KOSPI 200 Rebalancing: Passive Impact & Trade Setups

The KRX officially unveiled the results of the December rebalancing for KOSPI 200: 7 adds & 7 deletes. This post has the complete list as well as...

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance: Mostly Expected, Couple of Surprises

There are 6 adds and 7 deletes for the KOSPI200 at the Dec rebalance. Most of the changes were expected, but there are a couple of surprises. Kakao...

Brian Freitas

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