"FOUND THE SIMULATION VERY UNIQUE, INSIGHTFUL, THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND FRESH IN IDEAS"

I had a chance of take part in the Epi-Trade Simulation as part of my Master course in Financial Technology at Singapore Management University. Even for a professional with 10 years of experience in Derivatives Market Operations and Trade Surveillance, I still found the simulation very unique, insightful, thought-provoking and fresh in ideas. I developed deeper understanding of the technical analysis, market force movement, trading concepts, and interactions between front, middle, and back office processing. After the simulation, I find myself more agile, faster and natural in my thought process when it comes to explaining, conversing, and applying trading techniques. This is possible because of the simulator’s clever mechanism, in which there are continued and fast-paced injections of news and other event with practical and sensible impacts. At times released in incremental instalments leading up to an explosive event, other times hitting the scene without prior notice, requiring participants to interpret and react immediately, these stimuli made for a very realistic and engaging session. The participants are, therefore, inspired to think deeply for their actions and the consequences. There was also an involvement of a Central Bank (which I would not spoil the secret on what they are doing) making the market activities very real, practical and exciting. Last but not least, the final important factor for success is the facilitator, Mr Gerard Tong, who is very knowledgeable and experience in this field, conducting the session in a very engaging manner.

TOM VO THANH TRUNG | VICE PRESIDENT, DERIVATIVES OPERATIONS