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The China AI Disruption Thesis : Why the Sell-Side Is Six Months Late

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  • Djouad, Djellal

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This paper presents a structural derivatives framework for the repricing of the US AI infrastructure buildout. We formalize a nine-element analytical framework - five operational vectors and four geopolitical fronts - that converges on a 25-40% re-rating of pure-play AI infrastructure equities by Q1 2027. The five vectors are: (1) token commoditization, documented by the DeepSeek V4 Pro permanent pricing at 1/29th of frontier US output pricing; (2) Chinese hardware cost parity, with Huawei Ascend 910C achieving a 2.0-2.3x cost-per-performance advantage over NVIDIA H200 on inference workloads; (3) the US power grid bottleneck, with PJM 2026/2027 capacity auction clearing at $329.17/MW-day; (4) China's parallel energy buildout, with 12-24 month project timelines versus 4-7 years in the US; and (5) the hyperscaler bond wall, with $230-240B forecast 2026 issuance. We construct three trade families - equity dispersion, credit expression, and cross-asset hedges - and present an eleven-catalyst falsification calendar with probability-weighted thresholds. Working paper adapted from: CrossVol Research (2026). The China AI Disruption Thesis: Why the Sell-Side Is Six Months Late. Amazon Kindle, ASIN: B0H11WH3R9. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H11WH3R9

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  • Djouad, Djellal, 2026. "The China AI Disruption Thesis : Why the Sell-Side Is Six Months Late," MPRA Paper 129363, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:129363
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    JEL classification:

    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
    • F61 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Microeconomic Impacts
    • F62 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Macroeconomic Impacts
    • F65 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Finance
    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation

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