Institutionalising Futures Traders

Business & Finance
4 Sep 2019 • 3:04 PM MYT
Smart Investor
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BMD’s support for professional traders to set up proprietary trading firms starting to bear fruit.











Yong Chen Chook, founder and director of Straits Index (M) Sdn Bhd


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: What motivated you to institutionalise by establishing Straits Index (M) Sdn Bhd?



Yong Chen Chook



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Why did you decide to switch to trading the futures market?







Is futures trading only for the brave and not the fainthearted investor?







How does Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) offer support to Associate Participants?





Can you share some useful tips on how to trade futures without getting your fingers burnt?







What is your long-term aspiration for Straits Index?





Calvin Ng, director of Iceberg X Sdn Bhd


What factors influenced you to switch to trading the futures market?



Calvin Ng



What prompted you to set up Iceberg X?










How big is your trading team currently? What qualities do you expect your traders to possess?





What are the key differences between trading stocks and trading futures?









Can you give some hot tips on how to trade futures successfully?





What is your vision for Iceberg X?