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Equity Bottom-Up

* Peak Value:So much value has been derived again on hope for the shares of Hong Kong Exchanges &amp; Clearing (388.HK) [HKEx], which included that on: southbound connect, futures markets,  structural reforms, and the change in CEO. Cash and derivative volumes are also higher on HKEx YOY by 39% and 5%, respectively. As such, we witnessed HKEx’s 2020 share performance of 45.1% that has resulted in a global exchange leading valuation of 9.7x P/BV; and* 3Q20 Results Will Be Telling: HKEx will release its 3Q earnings result on November 11, 2020. While its fund to hope and dream, the reality is that equity turnover velocity and volumes on HKEX have declined on the back of weaker price volatility. Cash equity ADTV has declined from a high of HKD 165 bn in July to HKD 135 bn in August to lower still at HKD 123 bn during September. The October figure to date has declined another 21.9% MOM to HKD 95 bn. Volume weakness was also seen in derivatives contracts from a July peak of 1.4 mn ADTV to 1.0 mn during Aug/Sep). To put these declines into perspective, volumes in the cash equity and derivatives amount to over 50% of HKEx's revenue.

* Peak Value:So much value has been derived again on hope for the shares of Hong Kong Exchanges &amp; Clearing (388.HK) [HKEx], which included that on: southbound connect, futures markets,  structural reforms, and the change in CEO. Cash and derivative volumes are also higher on HKEx YOY by 39% and 5%, respectively. As such, we witnessed HKEx’s 2020 share performance of 45.1% that has resulted in a global exchange leading valuation of 9.7x P/BV; and* 3Q20 Results Will Be Telling: HKEx will release its 3Q earnings result on November 11, 2020. While its fund to hope and dream, the reality is that equity turnover velocity and volumes on HKEX have declined on the back of weaker price volatility. Cash equity ADTV has declined from a high of HKD 165 bn in July to HKD 135 bn in August to lower still at HKD 123 bn during September. The October figure to date has declined another 21.9% MOM to HKD 95 bn. Volume weakness was also seen in derivatives contracts from a July peak of 1.4 mn ADTV to 1.0 mn during Aug/Sep). To put these declines into perspective, volumes in the cash equity and derivatives amount to over 50% of HKEx's revenue.

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing – Fully Discounted