Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

I investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

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Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>The index targets the GICS Financials/Banks sector stocks: 12 stocks belong to this sector. Then nine of these are currently included in the KRX Banks.</li>
<li>Compared to the last rebalancing, where we had Kakao Bank's inclusion event, the impact size for the upcoming rebalancing will likely be significantly reduced.</li>
<li>The last rebalancing showed that the directional correlation between passive flow and price movement was high. So, we can still consider a Long/Short Day Trade even with this impact size.</li>
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The index targets the GICS Financials/Banks sector stocks: 12 stocks belong to this sector. Then nine of these are currently included in the KRX Banks.
Compared to the last rebalancing, where we had Kakao Bank's inclusion event, the impact size for the upcoming rebalancing will likely be significantly reduced.
The last rebalancing showed that the directional correlation between passive flow and price movement was high. So, we can still consider a Long/Short Day Trade even with this impact size.


KRX Banks Index (KODEX ETF): September Rebalancing Preview

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KRX Banks Index (KODEX ETF): September Rebalancing Preview