Invest in Forex

Invest in Forex

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Interested to know more about how to invest in forex, or foreign exchange, in Singapore? What are the factors that are required to invest in forex profitably? What are the pitfalls to avoid before you invest in forex? Should you perform forex trading (trade Forex) or do forex investing? To learn these and more on how to invest in forex, read on...

Invest in Forex

Source: TerraSeeds Market Technician Pte Ltd.
Author: Mardiah Mohamed
1/10/2010


Singapore is the fourth largest FX Centre in the world and the second largest in Asia after Tokyo. It is legal to trade Forex in Singapore.

In this Article I will share with you what are the things to look out before you embark on your Forex trading journey in Singapore.

Since it is legal to trade Forex in Singapore, we have seen many brokers setting up here. It is easy to find brokers regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to trade with. Regulated brokers are required by MAS to place customers’ funds in a segregated account so the money is protected.
In order to trade Forex, the trader has to trade through a broker.

Choosing a broker

There are important points to take note.


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Author: Mardiah

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Investments Singapore

Invest Like Temasek Holdings

Invest Like Temasek Holdings

So you want to learn how to invest like Temasek Holdings of Singapore? What hot investments can you find over there? 

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For a start if you wish to invest like Temasek Holdings, check out their major Temasek Holdings investments as at 31 March 2008.

(% CORE INTEREST AS AT 31 MARCH 2008)

Financial Services

NIB Bank 63
PT Bank Danamon Indonesia 58
PT Bank Internasional Indonesia 48
DBS Group Holdings 28
Standard Chartered 19
Hana Financial Group 10
Merrill Lynch 9
ICICI Bank 8
China Construction Bank 6
Bank of China 4
Barclays 2

Telecommunications & Media

MediaCorp 100
Singapore Technologies Telemedia 100
Singapore Telecommunications 55
Shin Corporation 42
Bharti Airtel 5

Infrastructure, Industrial & Engineering

Singapore Technologies Engineering 50
Sembcorp Industries 49
Keppel Corporation 21


Energy & Resources

PowerSeraya 100
Senoko Power 100
Singapore Power 100

Technology

STATS ChipPAC 83
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing 59

Consumer & Lifestyle

Wildlife Reserves Singapore 88
Fraser and Neave 15

For more investment details on what to invest like Temasek Holdings, check out their site for their investment philosophy and strategy.

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Investments Singapore

Global Opportunities For Investors

Global Opportunities For Investors

What are the global opportunities for investors to park their hard-earned money to earn decent financial returns? Where can you find financial investments that can generate good returns for the investment risks that you assume? Are there any more great investments in these uncertain markets and uncertain financial times?

Check out this article for a sense of where to look for global opportunities for investors, from an Australian centric point of view.


Published September 4, 2010
The Business Times

By Shane Oliver
AMP Capital Investors

The easy days when you could buy anything and generally reap a good return are long gone. However, some assets still provide attractive return prospects

SEEKING GOOD RETURNS

Aussie equities are among the asset classes that offer good potential based on the country's high population growth and trade links to Asia


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Investments Singapore

Ways To Invest In Precious Metals

Ways To Invest In Precious Metals

Do you know the various ways to invest in precious metals? Want to know more about the ways to invest in precious metals? Wonder no more as we bring you this article on the ways to invest in precious metals.

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Ways to invest in precious metals
Aug 30, 2010
my paper
By Reico Wong

Common stocks and mutual funds

Stocks of mining firms traded on stock exchanges offer investors convenient access to the precious metals market.

There are also precious-metals mutual funds which diversify investment into different types of securities from different mining companies that manage a variety of precious metals.

While they may not give as high a return as a hot stock pick, mutual funds are a safer means of investing since they help to spread risks. They are also better able to deliver long-term returns on investments.


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Investments Singapore