Category Archive: Market

To Hedge That Housing Loan ?

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It is great to be rich, and 99.9% of the world agrees with me, I know. But it does come with consequences. For a typical 1 mio dollar housing loan, deciding between  3… Continue reading →

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited Basel III USD Sub Notes

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ISSUER: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited   (“OCBC”) ISSUER RATINGS (M/S/F): Aa1 / AA- / AA- EXPECTED ISSUE RATINGS (M/S/F): A2 / BBB+ / A+ SECURITY DESCRIPTION: Basel III compliant Tier 2 Subordinated Notes FORMAT: 144A/Reg… Continue reading →

The Relative Volatility and Price Action of NSE Nifty and SGX Nifty

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This is a good article written by a friend last year comparing between the National Stock Exchange of India’s NIFTY contract and SGX’s NIFTY futures. Some of the regulatory information may be outdated… Continue reading →

SIJORI -MYR Investment Strategy

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I think some of those who were around during the CLOB debacle have bought a Iskandar property recently. CLOB is a thing of the past affecting just about 180,000 Singaporeans back in 1998,… Continue reading →

The Moral of The Ali Baba Story

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Let’s be clear that Ali Baba is no child’s story as far as I am concerned. And I see myself having some affinity to the folktale given that my nickname in primary school… Continue reading →

Tradehaven Announcement

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Dear readers, The Tradehaven contribution drive has left us well short of our goal and a lot of doubts on the work that we are doing. A suggestion from one of our readers… Continue reading →

Yes, It Will Crash. By How Much ?

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The undercurrents have yet to hit retail space as institutional research reports emerge that are sounding faint alarm bells that buzz louder each day as summer approaches. Many of these research reports are… Continue reading →

The VIX Roll Down – Time To Sell

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Every conversation about the VIX these days is about how it is time to pay because it is so low, it cannot get any lower. The highest we saw in the VIX was… Continue reading →

The European Investment Case – Carry Away

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Europe + Japan = 1/3 World GDP Both are targeting INFLATION with QE and zero to negative rates. QE is a privilege reserved only for the world’s best <wink> because QE from a… Continue reading →

Forex Lesson 1 : So You Want To Trade FX ?

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I had readers ask about wanting to trade FX and how to start and thus I am writing this for everyone like them out there, wanting to play on the great big FX… Continue reading →