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Book · 9 contracts · 18 expiries

Scarce parts

Memory spot prices, Korea's chip exports and the revenue of the equipment, storage and network-hardware makers: whether the parts AI runs short of stay scarce.

The theses it settles

The contracts

The next expiry of each; a strike opens its question, the title its whole ladder.

AG06a · settles Dec 135 days

Korea chip exports up 100% or more in November?

Its thesis winsCall a strike to reveal
Loses if it risesbuyers of memory paying contract prices: PC, phone and server makers
Loses if it fallsSamsung Electronics, SK hynix and their equipment and materials suppliers
AG06a · settles Feb 197 days

Korea chip exports up 80% or more in January?

Its thesis winsCall a strike to reveal
Loses if it risesbuyers of memory paying contract prices: PC, phone and server makers
Loses if it fallsSamsung Electronics, SK hynix and their equipment and materials suppliers

Who sits on each side

The commercial parties a print hurts, on each side: the ones who would hedge with a contract on it.

  • Korea's semiconductor exports, growth from a year earlier
    Loses if it rises
    • buyers of memory paying contract prices: PC, phone and server makers
    • hyperscalers and accelerator makers buying high-bandwidth memory
    Loses if it falls
    • Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and their equipment and materials suppliers
    • Korean lenders and holders of won assets that lean on chip export receipts
  • DRAM and NAND spot price
    Loses if it rises
    • PC, phone and server makers buying DRAM and NAND
    • hyperscalers and neoclouds buying server memory
    Loses if it falls
    • memory makers (Samsung, SK hynix, Micron) and their module houses
    • distributors holding memory inventory
  • Revenue growth of the chip-equipment basket
    Loses if it rises
    • chipmakers paying for tools
    • foundry customers paying for capacity
    Loses if it falls
    • equipment makers and their suppliers
    • regions courting fabs
  • Revenue growth of the AI network hardware basket
    Loses if it rises
    • hyperscalers buying switches and optics
    Loses if it falls
    • network and optics makers
    • contract manufacturers
  • Revenue growth of the storage basket
    Loses if it rises
    • cloud buyers of drives and flash
    Loses if it falls
    • drive and flash makers
    • their lenders