NUS Investment Society Year Book 2018
Established in 2003, National University of Singapore Investment Society (“NUS Invest”) is the only conglomeration of student investment enthusiasts throughout the faculties of the university. NUS Invest is a student initiative that provides the key platform for NUS students and other student investment enthusiasts to unite and expand their financial and investment knowledge. NUS Invest aims to provide the key platform that facilitates exchange of knowledge and provide growth opportunities for the development of students dedicated to pursuing a career in the business world. Understanding that the finance and investment world is ever-evolving and that knowledge is boundless, it is the Society’s emphasis to nurture dedicated students who are determined to excel in this industry by empowering them with the relevant skills and knowledge valued by qualified professionals as well as providing the opportunities to build connections.
Established in 2003, National University of Singapore Investment Society (“NUS Invest”) is the only conglomeration of student investment enthusiasts throughout the faculties of the university. NUS Invest is a student initiative that provides the key platform for NUS students and other student investment enthusiasts to unite and expand their financial and investment knowledge.
NUS Invest aims to provide the key platform that facilitates exchange of knowledge and provide growth opportunities for the development of students dedicated to pursuing a career in the business world. Understanding that the finance and investment world is ever-evolving and that knowledge is boundless, it is the Society’s emphasis to nurture dedicated students who are determined to excel in this industry by empowering them with the relevant skills and knowledge valued by qualified professionals as well as providing the opportunities to build connections.
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Foreign Exchange<br />
GM FX101 hasbeen a yearlyinitiative bythe GlobalMacro (GM)Research Departmentsince<br />
the year2014. The organising departmentanalysesmacroeconomic eventsand focusesits<br />
research on productssuch asstock indexes,fixed income,currenciesand commodities.Like<br />
minded individualsin thisdepartmenthave come together,with a similarsentimentin how<br />
learning to trade currenciesisthe bestwayto gain exposure to analysing investmentsfrom<br />
a macro perspective.<br />
The aim ofthe eventisto introduce the basicsofForeign Exchange (FX)trading and investments<br />
to all<strong>NUS</strong> students and even the generalpublic who might be interested. It is a<br />
day-long educationalcourse teaching beginnershow to trade the currency market.The directorsofthe<br />
departmentpersonallyintroduced the fundamentalsofFX trading and subsequentlydeep<br />
dived into thedetailsofusing technicaland macroeconomicanalysisto identifyhigh<br />
probabilityset-upsto make potentiallyprofitable trades.Much emphasiswasplaced<br />
on the benefitsofFX trading to help spark the interestofstudentswho mightpotentially<br />
becomemembersofthe<strong>NUS</strong><strong>Investment</strong><strong>Society</strong>.Slidedeckswereprepared forallattendees,<br />
such thattheycould follow thepresentation with ease,whilethetimelybreaksbetween presentersallowed<br />
forgood opportunityto clarifyanydoubts.<br />
After the buffet lunch, that was catered for allattendees, guest speaker Ang Kar Yong<br />
shared more aboutthe topicof“Trading Strategiesand MoneyManagement” to supplement<br />
the knowledge gained in the firsthalfofthe course.KarYong is a notable <strong>NUS</strong> Business<br />
Schoolalumnuswho wasonce featured in ChannelNewsAsia’sMoneyMind Young Investor.<br />
He wasalso showcased asa SocialGuru.In thisfeature,he had led the path formore than<br />
a thousand tradersin confusing marketconditionsbysharing histrading strategiesthrough<br />
forumsand blog posts.Heiscurrentlyafull-timetraderand runshisown FX trading school,<br />
AlphaPlay.Itwasdefinitelya treatforthe attendees,asaccessto histrading course retails<br />
atapproximately S$1,000 – yethe had kindly shared hisknowledge and answered allquestionsposed.Hisexperience<br />
ofteaching trading strategieswason fulldisplayashe demonstrated<br />
unique methodsto share hisinsightsand perspectiveswith the crowd,whilstfully<br />
engaging them.<br />
Finally,FX101 ended with an insightfulcareersharing session by MrSiow W ei,a currency<br />
traderwith ESW ManagePteLtd who started histrading careerwith BankofAmericaMerrill<br />
Lynch.He openly shared abouthis failures and gave concrete advice on the recommended<br />
stepsto be taken to break into the trading field.MrSiow W eitook the audience through a<br />
typicaldayin hisworking lifeand balanced outtheprosand consofhischosen careerpath.<br />
Finally,he opened the floorand kindly answered the many questionsthatintereststudents<br />
have been wanted to know aboutan elusive careerin trading.<br />
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