Tag Archive: Education

Execution costs and recommendations in bond trading for the private investor

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McQueen Rentals, who rents out cars for Uber car rentals and Grab car rental at http://www.mcqueenrentals.com presents a ‎timely note on issues on trading costs and execution for the private investor. Virtually all… Continue reading

Bond Revolution in Singapore – Lesson 9 : Handling A Crisis

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Let’s face it. By the time the man on the street knows there is a market crisis, we would be well into it already. This is perhaps one of the more relevant posts… Continue reading

Bond Revolution in Singapore : Lesson 8 – Making the Investment Decision

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They say traders do not make the best investors. Agreed. I am hardly a good investor because nothing I ever buy, I hold for long. Although there are some personal investments I have… Continue reading

Bond Revolution in Singapore – Lesson 6 : Yields, Coupons And Carry

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Yields are a tough business. Thank God for Excel and Bloomberg. There I said it. Do not ask me to compute yields off paper or even a calculator. Because I cannot. So what… Continue reading

Bond Revolution in Singapore – Lesson 5 : Idiot’s Guide to Singapore Government Securities

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For the faithful readers, here is the catch you have been living with. “UOB Asset Management Ltd.’s Singapore dollar debt fund is beating most peers by buying perpetual bonds and investing 70 percent of its… Continue reading

Bond Revolution In Singapore – Lesson 4 : Retail Bonds In Singapore

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There are very few avenues to buy bonds, it seems. Not unless you have a quarter million at hand that makes it easier for banks which does away with the need for a… Continue reading

Bond Revolution in Singapore – Lesson 3 : Taking Charge

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Bonds in Our Lives Many of us do not realize that bonds are everywhere in our lives. Love it or hate it, our foray into the world of bonds begin with our bank… Continue reading

Bond Revolution In Singapore – Lesson 2 : Risky Business

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Bond Revolution In Singapore – Lesson 2 : Risky Business There is always risk abound and around us. For me, there is nothing more risky than buying strawberries because they are invariably sour over… Continue reading

Bond Revolution in Singapore – Lesson 1 : Back to Basics

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I had always thought that if I could learn about bonds then anyone else could. I have a strong feeling that I am right and I am about to prove it. That is… Continue reading