Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. ("BIA" or "BIAL")

BACKGROUND
I have 20+yrs experience in Asia doing alternative strategies (i.e. non-delta1 non long-only) in fixed income, equity derivatives, and activist/catalyst/event-driven and long-short equity strategies with most of that time spent managing money. 

4 years in fixed income macro, 8 years running internal hedge fund and 4yrs investment banking at Citi in Japan, 3 years running an Asia multi-strat portfolio at a hedge fund, 4+yrs as an independent special situations analyst.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Newcrest-Newmont Merger: Fancy Index Shenanigans

Newcrest/Newmont Conclusion Nearing - Flowfront & Gold Price

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Today saw 65mm shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newcrest-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:691:1" rel="noopener">Newcrest Mining (NCM AU)</a> print at the close and 85+mm shares crossed in blocks post-close. There was another 15mm shares traded in additional excess volume.</li>
<li>That suggests a certain lack of "risk taking" by passive managers, increasing today's trade in NY. </li>
<li>Furthermore, the settlement logistics <em>appear</em> to indicate an interesting trade to do 7 November (worth checking with your custodian/broker). </li>
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Today saw 65mm shares of Newcrest Mining (NCM AU) print at the close and 85+mm shares crossed in blocks post-close. There was another 15mm shares traded in additional excess volume.
That suggests a certain lack of "risk taking" by passive managers, increasing today's trade in NY. 
Furthermore, the settlement logistics appear to indicate an interesting trade to do 7 November (worth checking with your custodian/broker). 


Newcrest/Newmont - More Selling on the NCM Means More Buying on NEM, And Settlement Logistics Matter

Newmont Mining

Newcrest/Newmont - More Selling on the NCM Means More Buying on NEM, And Settlement Logistics Matter