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Fundamental Factor Research: Monthly Revenue Information – part1
The Taiwan equity market possesses a rare institutional advantage globally: under the Securities and Exchange Act, listed companies are required to announce and report their operational results for the preceding month by the 10th of each month (Exception: starting from FY2026, insurance companies and entities with insurance subsidiaries may extend their disclosure deadline to the 15th of each month). This is commonly referred to in the market as "Monthly Revenue".
Factor Strategy – Integrating Broker Consensus to Enhance Foreign Concentration Strategies – QFII Part 2
Boost your quantitative strategy with QFII concentration & broker consensus! Discover how the conc_qfii fusion strategy delivers a 30.12% annualized return in the Taiwan large-cap market.
Factor Research – Tracking Smart Money Footprints via Foreign Institutional Concentration – QFII Part 1
Track QFII ‘smart money’ footprints in Taiwan large-cap stocks! Learn how the Foreign-Institutional Trading Concentration (conc_qfii) factor predicts returns.
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AI Infrastructure — Another Growth Opportunity For Electronic Manufacturing Services Industry!
With the vigorous development of big data applications and cloud computing, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) are actively constructing data centers, driving growth in the server market. Especially after OpenAI launched ChatGPT, opportunities in the GenAI sector have flourished, sparking a wave of AI infrastructure development. AI servers, in particular, have seen significant hardware improvements compared to normal servers, even adopting new technologies that increase integration and testing complexity. Some assembly factories, leveraging their technical expertise, have successfully tapped into the AI boom, opening up a new growth opportunity for the EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) industry.
Factor Investing
Stock Selection Factors Research: Combining Insider Ownership and Momentum Factors
In recent years, as the stock prices of popular AI companies continue to reach new highs, investors are increasingly focused not only on these companies’ operational status but also on the trading behavior of their insiders. Company insiders have more information compared to external investors, giving them an informational advantage when trading the company’s stock.
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Analyzing the Changes in Sharpe Ratio of NVIDIA Concept Stocks Using TEJ API from Jensen Huang’s Speech at National Taiwan University
During Jensen Huang’s speech at National Taiwan University, he revealed a list of NVIDIA’s business partners in Taiwan, which led to the viral spread of the term “the world’s strongest AI ETF”. What impact did this announcement have on the stocks of these business partners? We will use TEJAPI to calculate the Sharpe ratio to determine whether the effect was positive or negative. Additionally, we will visualize the observed results.
Quant Data Science
Tutorial on Running TQuant Lab in Google Colab and Common Errors
For students who want to use TQuant Lab, in addition to the original GitHub installation tutorial, we now offer a faster and simpler way to use it directly on Google Colab. The tutorial on running TQuant Lab in Google Colab eliminates the need to set up a virtual environment, significantly lowering the barrier to entry.
Quant Research
Block Trade Strategy Achieves Performance Beyond The Market Index
In recent times, there has been a global surge in AI, with Taiwan’s electronics industry attracting a lot of interest from institutional investors due to its comprehensive supply chain. In addition to trading stocks through conventional methods on stock exchange markets, investors can also utilize block trading offered by exchanges for transactions exceeding a fixed amount.
Quant Research
F-score Strategy: Identifying Undervalued Quality Stocks
Joseph Piotroski’s F-score strategy, based on evaluating 9 financial conditions, helps investors gain insights into a company’s profitability, safety, and growth potential. This article uses TQuant Lab to construct the F-score strategy, helping investors gain deeper insights into the investment benefits that the F-score can offer.
Industry Insights
2 Passive Components Tycoons in Taiwan — YAGEO & PSA
Since 2020, Taiwan’s passive components industry has faced challenges due to intensified competition between the US and China, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russo-Ukrainian war. However, despite these difficulties, both YAGEO (2327.TW) and Walsin Technology (2492.TW) have strategically leveraged different types of mergers and acquisitions to enhance their products, technologies, markets, and customer base. As a result, their revenues and scale have continued to grow. Additionally, with the rise of applications like electric vehicles, 5G/6G internet, and AI-driven products, Taiwanese manufacturers are seizing opportunities across various domains.
Market Knowledge & Data Guides
Counter-Indicator Analysis: Using TEJ API to Examine the Relationship Between Stock Prices and Counter-Indicators Issued By Authority”
This article will utilize the Stock Exchange’s provided 7 financial information indicators and explore their correlation with stock price counter-indicators using the TEJ API.
Quant Research
Trend-Following Strategy: A Trading Method Used by Fund Managers
Over the past two decades, trend-following has been a successful trading strategy used by many fund managers, professional traders, and global macro hedge funds to profit in global futures markets. Recently, the application of trend following strategies to stocks has gained significant attention, with a surge in published research and articles. Increasingly, literature suggests that the trend effects observed in futures markets can similarly apply to stock markets.
Quant Research
Understanding Default Risk and Credit Risk in Bond Investing
Bonds are a vital part of any effective investment portfolio, providing stable cash flow. Despite their generally secure returns, bonds come with risks, primarily default and credit risks. Even sovereign bonds can face bankruptcy risks, making it crucial to assess these risks before investing. Understanding these risks helps investors make informed decisions and manage their portfolios effectively.
Industry Insights
Sustainability-Linked Bonds: A Detailed Guide to ESG Investing
As America continues to maintain a high-interest rate, the borrowing cost for companies still remains at a peak. However, compared to other bonds, bonds related to ESG enjoy a lower yield, but seldom do we see small or startup companies issue green bonds. This is because issuing green bonds requires the funds only to be used on certain ESG projects, which is normally not the primary goal for small and startup companies. Hence, a new type of bond, Sustainability-Linked Bonds, is created. In this article, we will briefly introduce the concept and principle of Sustainability-Linked Bonds.
Quant Research
The Gospel for Dividend Investors? Backtesting Performance of High Dividend ETF
As the name suggests, high dividends refer to companies distributing higher profits to investors in the form of cash dividends. There is no specific definition of how much dividend constitutes a high dividend. This article will utilize TQuant Lab to conduct a backtesting performance analysis of buying and holding High Dividend ETF.