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

Hoya (7741) - Record Revenues/Earnings, a Small Buyback, but Nikkei 225 Flows May Dominate

2022 JPX Nikkei 400 Rebal - 36 IN, 34 OUT, 4.9% One Way

2022 JPX Nikkei 400 Rebal Update - Going the Right Way

Nikkei 225 Sep Annual Review Predictions - 3 In, 3 Out

Nikkei 225 March 2023 Rebal On The Follow - Predictions (3 In, 3 Out) & Problems

A Modest Proposal to the Nikkei Index Committee for Nikkei 225 Methodology Change

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The data is largely unchanged since the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/nikkei-225-sep-annual-review-predictions-3-in-3-out" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:73209" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 Sep Annual Review Predictions - 3 In, 3 Out</a> set of predictions published 15 days ago.</li>
<li>The consultation results are out. They are as expected too. This has the hallmarks of a VERY well-signalled trade. But it's a biggie. The funding trade alone is ¥600bn.</li>
<li>Because of the data, market conditions, and the variability of choice at the edges, I believe that warrants particular strategy.</li>
</ul>


The data is largely unchanged since the Nikkei 225 Sep Annual Review Predictions - 3 In, 3 Out set of predictions published 15 days ago.
The consultation results are out. They are as expected too. This has the hallmarks of a VERY well-signalled trade. But it's a biggie. The funding trade alone is ¥600bn.
Because of the data, market conditions, and the variability of choice at the edges, I believe that warrants particular strategy.


Nikkei 225 Sep22 Annual Review; Data Final, Predictions Unch'd; Strategy Involved

Oriental Land

Nikkei 225 Sep22 Annual Review; Data Final, Predictions Unch'd; Strategy Involved