Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>Meritz Financial Group's decision to delist Meritz Fire &amp; Marine Insurance and Meritz Securities in 1H 2023 will result in at least two new additions to KOSPI 200.</li>
<li>We highlight five companies which could be potential additions to KOSPI 200 in 1H 2023.</li>
<li>Five potential additions to KOSPI 200 in 1H 2023 include Jb Financial Group, Hyundai Construction Equipment, Dentium, Samyang Foods, and Lotte Rental. </li>
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Meritz Financial Group's decision to delist Meritz Fire &amp; Marine Insurance and Meritz Securities in 1H 2023 will result in at least two new additions to KOSPI 200.
We highlight five companies which could be potential additions to KOSPI 200 in 1H 2023.
Five potential additions to KOSPI 200 in 1H 2023 include Jb Financial Group, Hyundai Construction Equipment, Dentium, Samyang Foods, and Lotte Rental. 


KOSPI 200 Rebalance in 1H 2023 - Five Potential Additions Post Deletions of Meritz Affiliates

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.

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<li>The last trading day to secure appraisal rights is today (the 22nd). You must buy stocks by today to make arb trade possible using appraisal rights.</li>
<li>We should consider LONG FINANCIAL SHORT FIRE/SECURITIES. KSD allows us to maintain borrowed stocks of the target company without redemption procedures if new stocks are listed after the merger.</li>
<li>K200 trackers will have to buy in for FIRE at the close on January 27, whereas SECURITIES will be on March 31. We should design a setup targeting this preemptively.</li>
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The last trading day to secure appraisal rights is today (the 22nd). You must buy stocks by today to make arb trade possible using appraisal rights.
We should consider LONG FINANCIAL SHORT FIRE/SECURITIES. KSD allows us to maintain borrowed stocks of the target company without redemption procedures if new stocks are listed after the merger.
K200 trackers will have to buy in for FIRE at the close on January 27, whereas SECURITIES will be on March 31. We should design a setup targeting this preemptively.


Meritz Merger Event: Swap Conditions, Spread Arb Trade, & K200 Flow Implementation

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<li>After the market close today, Meritz Financial Group (MFG) made one of the biggest announcements in the history of the group.</li>
<li>It announced that Meritz Fire &amp; Marine Insurance and Meritz Securities will become fully owned subsidiaries of Meritz Financial Group. Meritz F&amp;M Insurance and Meritz Securities will also be delisted.</li>
<li>MFG is making a real positive change through the share swaps among the three companies. This will likely have the biggest positive impact will be on MFG. </li>
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After the market close today, Meritz Financial Group (MFG) made one of the biggest announcements in the history of the group.
It announced that Meritz Fire &amp; Marine Insurance and Meritz Securities will become fully owned subsidiaries of Meritz Financial Group. Meritz F&amp;M Insurance and Meritz Securities will also be delisted.
MFG is making a real positive change through the share swaps among the three companies. This will likely have the biggest positive impact will be on MFG. 


Meritz Financial Group: Comprehensive Stock Swap + Delisting of Meritz Sec. And Meritz F&M Insurance

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National Pension Service (NPS) of Korean stocks.</li>
<li>Of the 176 Korean stocks in which NPS reported changes in ownerships in 2Q 2022, NPS increased its stakes in 115 companies and reduced stakes in 61 companies.</li>
<li>NPS mostly increased stakes in aerospace, defense, construction equipment, and energy sectors while reducing stakes in telecom and tourism related stocks.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National Pension Service (NPS) of Korean stocks.
Of the 176 Korean stocks in which NPS reported changes in ownerships in 2Q 2022, NPS increased its stakes in 115 companies and reduced stakes in 61 companies.
NPS mostly increased stakes in aerospace, defense, construction equipment, and energy sectors while reducing stakes in telecom and tourism related stocks.


NPS Sells SK Bioscience, Naver, & LG Electronics and Buys Kakao Bank, Lotte Corp, & Samyang Foods

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<li>From a trading perspective, rather than short-term short squeezing, we need to consider a position setup that aims for passive outflow that occurs on the effective date of SO adjustment.</li>
<li>The KOSPI 200 passive fund will do this adjustment trading (selling Meritz Securities) at the close of the previous day of the Changed Listing Day, estimated at 0.25-0.30x ADTV.</li>
<li>The KRX will likely announce the Changed Listing Date early next week.</li>
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From a trading perspective, rather than short-term short squeezing, we need to consider a position setup that aims for passive outflow that occurs on the effective date of SO adjustment.
The KOSPI 200 passive fund will do this adjustment trading (selling Meritz Securities) at the close of the previous day of the Changed Listing Day, estimated at 0.25-0.30x ADTV.
The KRX will likely announce the Changed Listing Date early next week.


A Shorting Setup on Meritz Securities for K200's Immediate SO Adjustment Due to Share Cancellation

South Korea

Meritz Securities Co., Ltd. provides brokerage, underwriting, and securities dealing services in South Korea.  The Company also offers mutual funds, bonds, certificate of deposits (CD), corporate finance, online trading, and related services.

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Meritz Securities (008560 KS)

KOSPI 200 Rebalance in 1H 2023 - Five Potential Additions Post Deletions of Meritz Affiliates

In this insight, we discuss potential additions to KOSPI 200 post likely deletions of Meritz F&M Insurance and Meritz Securities from KOSPI 200 in...

Douglas Kim

Meritz Merger Event: Swap Conditions, Spread Arb Trade, & K200 Flow Implementation

This post details the three-way swap merger event of Meritz Financial Group and examines the spread arbitrage trade along with the KOSPI 200...

Sanghyun Park

Meritz Financial Group: Comprehensive Stock Swap + Delisting of Meritz Sec. And Meritz F&M Insurance

Meritz Financial Group (MFG) is making a real positive change through the share swaps among the three Meritz companies. This will likely have the...

Douglas Kim

NPS Sells SK Bioscience, Naver, & LG Electronics and Buys Kakao Bank, Lotte Corp, & Samyang Foods

NPS moves the Korean stock market more than any other investor. In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National...

Douglas Kim

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KOSPI 200 Rebalance in 1H 2023 - Five Potential Additions Post Deletions of Meritz Affiliates

In this insight, we discuss potential additions to KOSPI 200 post likely deletions of Meritz F&M Insurance and Meritz Securities from KOSPI 200 in...

Douglas Kim

Meritz Merger Event: Swap Conditions, Spread Arb Trade, & K200 Flow Implementation

This post details the three-way swap merger event of Meritz Financial Group and examines the spread arbitrage trade along with the KOSPI 200...

Sanghyun Park

Meritz Financial Group: Comprehensive Stock Swap + Delisting of Meritz Sec. And Meritz F&M Insurance

Meritz Financial Group (MFG) is making a real positive change through the share swaps among the three Meritz companies. This will likely have the...

Douglas Kim

NPS Sells SK Bioscience, Naver, & LG Electronics and Buys Kakao Bank, Lotte Corp, & Samyang Foods

NPS moves the Korean stock market more than any other investor. In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National...

Douglas Kim

A Shorting Setup on Meritz Securities for K200's Immediate SO Adjustment Due to Share Cancellation

This post examines a shorting opportunity on Meritz Securities, whose SO will have an immediate downward adjustment by the KOSPI 200 due to the...

Sanghyun Park