Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The US labor market continues to show signs of softening.</li><li>Crude oil prices rose by around 1% this morning after the US announced a blockade on oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.</li><li>The Finance Minister said after discussions with the Election Commission (EC) that the government cannot proceed with the Khon La Khrueng Plus Phase 2 scheme, nor other economic stimulus measures, as the caretaker cabinet is constitutionally prohibited from committing budgetary spending.</li></ul>

The US labor market continues to show signs of softening.Crude oil prices rose by around 1% this morning after the US announced a blockade on oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.The Finance Minister said after discussions with the Election Commission (EC) that the government cannot proceed with the Khon La Khrueng Plus Phase 2 scheme, nor other economic stimulus measures, as the caretaker cabinet is constitutionally prohibited from committing budgetary spending.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. December 17, 2025

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Nov 21st. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Gulf Energy Development, Minor International, Advanced Info Service, CP AXTRA NVDR, Minor International, Advanced Info Service, Gulf Energy Development, Cp Axtra Nvdr.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Nov 21st. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.3bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Gulf Energy Development, Minor International, Advanced Info Service, CP AXTRA NVDR, Minor International, Advanced Info Service, Gulf Energy Development, Cp Axtra Nvdr.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Nov 21st): Intouch, Gulf Energy Development, Minor International

<ul><li>No changes were made to the KTX Tactical Portfolio.</li><li>The banking sector’s outperformance continued to support the portfolio’s average return, which rose 0.55%, in line with the SET’s +0.55%, aided by strength in the electronics, energy, and petrochemical sectors.</li><li>KTX’s Tactical Picks portfolio is constructed within SET100 Index constituents.</li></ul>

No changes were made to the KTX Tactical Portfolio.The banking sector’s outperformance continued to support the portfolio’s average return, which rose 0.55%, in line with the SET’s +0.55%, aided by strength in the electronics, energy, and petrochemical sectors.KTX’s Tactical Picks portfolio is constructed within SET100 Index constituents.

KTX Tactical Picks - October 22, 2025 (Eng.)

<ul><li>The easing tensions helped lift US equities, including a rebound in regional bank stocks (Zions +5.8%, Western Alliance +3.1%) after sharp losses on Thursday.</li><li>We recommend short-term speculative plays in export and industrial estate stocks (DELTA, HANA, KCE, TFG, WHA, AMATA), which should benefit from the improving trade outlook.</li><li>Bank stocks may see increased volatility driven by speculative trading or sell-on-fact activity, which could add short-term pressure to the SET Index.</li></ul>

The easing tensions helped lift US equities, including a rebound in regional bank stocks (Zions +5.8%, Western Alliance +3.1%) after sharp losses on Thursday.We recommend short-term speculative plays in export and industrial estate stocks (DELTA, HANA, KCE, TFG, WHA, AMATA), which should benefit from the improving trade outlook.Bank stocks may see increased volatility driven by speculative trading or sell-on-fact activity, which could add short-term pressure to the SET Index.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. October 20, 2025

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Oct 17th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.5bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Plan B Media, TISCO Financial, Advanced Info Service, True, Advanced Info Service, True, Tisco Financial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Oct 17th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.5bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Plan B Media, TISCO Financial, Advanced Info Service, True, Advanced Info Service, True, Tisco Financial.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Oct 17th): Intouch, Plan B Media, TISCO Financial

Thailand

Tisco Financial Group Pcl is a bank holding company.  The Company's banking subsidiary offers working capital, project, term, automobile and home loans; custodian services; securities brokerage; mutual funds; and private banking; and advises on equity and debt capital markets, privatizations, debt restructuring, project finance, and mergers and acquisitions.

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Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. December 17, 2025

Crude oil prices rose by around 1% this morning after the US announced a blockade on oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

Krungthai XSpring

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Nov 21st): Intouch, Gulf Energy Development, Minor International

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), Gulf Energy Development...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KTX Tactical Picks - October 22, 2025 (Eng.)

The banking sector’s outperformance continued to support the portfolio’s average return, which rose 0.55%, in line with the SET’s +0.55%, aided by...

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. October 20, 2025

The easing tensions helped lift US equities, including a rebound in regional bank stocks (Zions +5.8%, Western Alliance +3.1%) after sharp losses...

Krungthai XSpring

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Oct 17th): Intouch, Plan B Media, TISCO Financial

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), Plan B Media (PLANB TB),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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