Daily Brief Event-Driven: Important Rule Changes in Block Deals Pre-Disclosure in Korea: Analyzing Trading Dynamics and more

In today’s briefing:

Important Rule Changes in Block Deals Pre-Disclosure in Korea: Analyzing Trading Dynamics
Lasertec (6920) – The State of Things May Be Different Than You Think
Quiddity Primer for CSI 300/500 Index Rebalance Events

Important Rule Changes in Block Deals Pre-Disclosure in Korea: Analyzing Trading Dynamics

Insiders holding more than 10% of SO must disclose block deals 30 days in advance if they plan to sell more than 1% of SO or an amount exceeding ₩5B.
The trading window and pricing range for short positions, based on the assumption of deal-taking, will likely vary significantly as the timing of price reflection will see a drastic change.
There is an increasing likelihood that major shareholders will accelerate their planned block deals and bring them to the market in abundance before October.

Lasertec (6920) is a shoo-in for Nikkei 225 inclusion in September according to the quantitative analysis. The amount to buy is a small multiple of ADV, making the inclusion “unimpressive.”
It is probably worth looking at the details of ownership, of volume, and of relationship to other stocks in the same general sector.
It is also worth thinking about flow channels (stock up or down changes flows) and forward fundamental calculations.

CSI 300 represents the 300 largest stocks by market capitalization and liquidity from the entire universe of Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. CSI 500 represents the next largest 500 names.
During the periodic index rebalance events, a large number of stocks move into or out of these indices giving rise to significant flow events and attractive trading opportunities.
In this insight, we take a brief look at the index selection methodology and the historical price and volume performance of the CSI 300/500 index rebalance baskets.

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