Professional Equities Index and Single Stock Futures Trading
Course Dates: 30 November & 7 December 2024 (2 Days, Interactive Virtual Classroom Setting)
(Closing date for registration: 23 November 2024)
Time: 9.30 am – 5.00 pm
Course Fee: S$2,016.50 (inclusive of GST)
This course has been accredited under the Skills Framework for Financial Services and is eligible for funding under the IBF Standards Training Scheme (IBF-STS), subject to all eligibility criteria being met. Candidates are advised to assess the suitability of the course and its relevance to participants’ business activities or job roles.
For Singapore Citizen
| 40 years old & above | Below 40 years old | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees after 70% IBF-STS | Fees after 50% IBF-STS | ||
| Self-Sponsored or Company-Sponsored Individuals | Self-Sponsored or Company-Sponsored Individuals | ||
| $721.50 incl. GST | $1,091.50 incl. GST |
For Permanent Resident
| All Age group | |
|---|---|
| Fees after 50% IBF-STS | |
| Self-Sponsored or Company-Sponsored Individuals | |
| $1,091.50 incl. GST |
IBF-STS provides 50% – 70% course fee subsidy support for direct training costs subject to a cap of S$3,000 per candidate per course, subject to all eligibility criteria being met.
- Eligible company-sponsored and self-sponsored individuals will be required to pay course fees net of enhanced course fee subsidies, subject to the prevailing grant cap.
* The eligibility for the IBF-STS Enhanced Funding Scheme are:
- Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents that are physically based in Singapore.
- Successfully completed the course and passed the assessment with a minimum grade of 70%.
- Be always visible in the video recording of the course.
You will not be eligible for the course fee subsidy if you drop out halfway through the course or did not pass your assessment. SGX Academy is entitled to claw back the course fee subsidy from you.
The Course
This professional training programme aims to equip participants with in-depth understanding on how derivatives are traded on the exchange, and acquire the core financial technical trading and risk management techniques used by professional proprietary/individual traders.
To gain maximum benefits from the course, you are strongly recommended to have a trading account before attending the class.
Target Audience
- Proprietary trading personnel at financial institutions
- Treasury personnel
- Proprietary trading groups and individuals
- Bank relationship managers, investment consultants and financial advisors
- Individuals seeking to get started in professional derivatives trading
Duration
12 hours, comprising of the following:
- Classroom training: 11.5 hours
- Assessment: 0.5 hours
After-Course Support (One-Month Support After the Course)
This comprehensive training programme comes with an after-course support, which includes:
- Weekly week-end Facebook updates, counter-checking whether you have:
- Correctly established the General Big Direction of the market;
- Identified the short-term changes that have taken place; and
- Properly set up the trade plans.
- Twice weekly weekday reviews of selected trade setups and sample executions
Key Learning Outcomes
At the end of the program, Participants will acquire the abilities to:
- Define technical analysis techniques
- Monitor frameworks for technical analysis and review effectiveness of policies and procedures
- Drive changes to technical analysis approaches
- Operationalize technical analysis process
- Evaluate balanced technical analysis approaches with risk thresholds
Please click here for the programme brochure.
Trainer’s Profile
Tom Yuen (YCK – Tom’s Trading Symbol on SIMEX) is a futures trader with extensive system-based trading and execution experience, and has a strong background in quantitative technical analysis. His futures trading experience spans over 20 years with the first 13 years as a floor/pit trader with Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), now known as SGX-DT.
Click here to read more.
IBF Standards Training Scheme (IBF-STS)
This course has been accredited under the Skills Framework for Financial Services and is eligible for funding under the IBF Standards Training Scheme (IBF-STS), subject to all eligibility criteria being met. Participants are advised to assess the suitability of the course and its relevance to his/her business activities or job roles.
Click here to read more.
About IBF Certification
This course addresses the following Technical Skills and Competencies (TSCs) and proficiency level:
- Technical Analysis (Proficiency Level 5)
Participants are encouraged to access the IBF MySkills Portfolio to track their training progress and skills acquisition against the Skills Framework for Financial Services. You can apply for IBF Certification after fulfilling the required number of Technical Skills and Competencies (TSCs) for the selected job role.
Find out more about IBF certification and the application process here.
Terms and Conditions
Registration
Click on the “Register” button to register online. There are 2 options for payment:
- PayPal (Credit Cards)
- Offline Payment (Bank Transfer)
You will receive an email with the subject title: “Acknowledgement of registration” upon completion of registration.
Bank account details as follows:
Bank Name: DBS
Bank Account Name: CYBERQUOTE PTE LTD – SGX ACADEMY
Bank Account No.: 072-967524-4
- Please state your name and registration ID on the comment
- Email the transaction reference ID together with the programme details to register@sgxacademy.com
- Bank transfer must be made within 3 business days of the registration to confirm your enrolment for the course. The slot will be released without notice if payment is not made within 3 business days.
Enrolment is contingent upon receipt by Singapore Exchange of the full payment and subject to seat availability.
Confirmation of course
An update on the course will be sent to your email 1 week before the course start date.
Changes
Singapore Exchange reserves the right to make changes to the time, date, syllabus, speakers, venue or cancel the course if warranted by circumstances beyond its control.
Cancellation and Transfer Policy
All seminar/course registrations must be received by SGX Academy Secretariat 10 business days (unless otherwise stated) before the seminar/course commences. Singapore Exchange reserves the right to make changes to the time, date, syllabus, speakers, and venue or cancel the course if warranted by circumstances beyond its control.
Cancellation of a registration must be made in writing at least 10 business days before the event and a refund (less platform administrative fee) will be made. No refunds will be given for cancellations received less than 10 business days.
Data Protection Notice
Please refer here.
Partner Broker
Phillip Nova (formerly known as Phillip Futures) was inaugurated in 1983 as a member of PhillipCapital Group and is one of the founding clearing members of Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading (SGX-DT). We have since grown to become one of the region’s top brokerages for the trading of Stocks, CFD, Forex, global Futures and Commodities.
Contact Us
For further enquiries, please email register@sgxacademy.com or call 6011-8922.
(Operating Hours: 9.00am to 5.00pm)
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