A-H share premium arb
A-shareNeutral
Same-company A-share Shanghai vs H-share HK premium; mean revert
Source: AH
A-share STAR market trade
A-shareLong Tech
Shanghai STAR Market for tech IPOs; like Chinese NASDAQ
Source: STAR
ASHR Xtrackers A-Shares
IndicesMulti
ASHR Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 A-shares
Source: encyclopedia
Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) trade
A-shareLong Specialty
Beijing Stock Exchange for SMEs; limited liquidity
Source: BSE
CSI 300 +18% 2025 best 2020
IndicesLong
CSI 300 +18% 2025 biggest since 2020
Source: SCMP
CSI 300 futures (SHFE/CFFEX)
A-shareLong/Short
Trade CSI300 index futures; restrictive for foreigners
Source: CFFEX
ChiNext NASDAQ-style
IndicesLong
ChiNext growth enterprises NASDAQ-style
Source: GlobalTimes
ChiNext Shenzhen tech
A-shareLong Tech
Shenzhen ChiNext for high-growth tech; speculative retail-driven
Source: ChiNext
China sovereign CDS
MacroLong/Short
China 5y CDS as macro sentiment proxy
Source: CDS
EV battery basket (CATL BYD Tianqi)
MacroLong
Chinese EV battery / lithium ecosystem long
Source: EV
FXI iShares China Large Cap
IndicesLong
FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Source: encyclopedia
GEM (Growth Enterprise Market) trade
Hong KongLong Specialty
HK GEM for smaller-cap; very illiquid
Source: GEM
HKD-USD peg trade
Hong KongNeutral
HKMA pegs HKD to USD 7.75-7.85; trade band edges
Source: FX
HSI vol futures (VHSI)
Hong KongLong/Short
HK volatility futures based on HSI options
Source: HKEX
Hang Seng Tech Index trade
Hong KongLong/Short
HSTECH = Tencent Alibaba Meituan JD etc; trade China internet exposure
Source: HKEX
Hang Seng futures (HSI/HSCEI)
Hong KongLong/Short
HSI (HK blue chips) and HSCEI (HK-listed Chinese cos) futures
Source: HKEX
Hong Kong REIT trade
Hong KongLong Yield
Link REIT and HK REITs; high yield
Source: REIT
IPO subscription play
Hong KongLong IPO
HK IPO oversubscriptions can pop 30-100%; subscription/allocation strategy
Source: HK
KWEB KraneShares Internet
IndicesMulti
KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
Source: encyclopedia
Long China consumer staples
MacroLong
Post-COVID reopening trade China consumer; (DEBUNKED disappointing recovery 2023)
Source: Speculative
MCHI iShares MSCI China
IndicesLong
MCHI iShares MSCI China ETF
Source: encyclopedia
Property developer CDS basket
MacroLong/Short
China property dollar bonds CDS spread; sector stress
Source: CDS
Property developers (Country Garden Evergrande historical)
Hong KongN/A
Chinese property developer crisis 2021-2024; defaulted bonds (DEBUNKED for healthy market)
Source: DEBUNKED
QFII/RQFII access trade
A-shareLong
Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme for direct A-share access
Source: QFII
RMB onshore-offshore (CNY-CNH) basis
MacroNeutral
Onshore CNY (managed) vs offshore CNH; trade basis when wide
Source: FX
SSE 4180 May 8 2026 2-mo high
IndicesLong
Shanghai Comp 4180 May 8 2026 2-mo high
Source: TradingEcon
STAR 50 Sci-Tech innovation
IndicesLong
STAR 50 Sci-Tech Innovation Board
Source: encyclopedia
Shanghai 4083 +1.5% Jan 2026
IndicesLong
Shanghai Comp Jan 2026 +1.5% 13-day streak
Source: GlobalTimes
Shanghai Composite SSE
IndicesLong
Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP A-shares
Source: Bloomberg
Shenzhen Component
IndicesLong
Shenzhen Component Index growth-tilted
Source: GlobalTimes
Short China property dev
MacroShort
Short HK-listed Chinese property devs during 2021-2024 crisis
Source: Sector
Solar manufacturing basket (Longi Trina Jinko)
MacroLong
Chinese solar dominance; price war risk however
Source: Solar
Stock Connect (Shanghai Hong Kong)
A-shareLong/Short
Northbound (HK→A) and Southbound (A→HK) connect; daily quota driven
Source: Connect
Stub trade (Tencent vs spinoffs)
Hong KongNeutral
Tencent value vs sum of parts (Tencent Music JD investment etc)
Source: Stub
USDCNH macro short
MacroShort CNH
Bet on USDCNH appreciation in capital outflow / Fed-PBoC divergence regimes
Source: FX
YINN Direxion 3x China
IndicesMulti
YINN Direxion Daily China Bull 3X
Source: encyclopedia
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