tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post7545376998629126127..comments2024-03-28T12:38:11.434+08:00Comments on Singapore Man of Leisure: Trading and Zen Singapore Man of Leisurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-38604925942571526182014-12-23T22:39:37.372+08:002014-12-23T22:39:37.372+08:00Rolf,
You're welcomed!
But I'll pass on ...Rolf,<br /><br />You're welcomed!<br /><br />But I'll pass on the hugs and kisses. You very Russian!<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-44435594999680926072014-12-23T21:01:27.481+08:002014-12-23T21:01:27.481+08:00Hi SMOL,
I am touched for paving the way for my b...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />I am touched for paving the way for my bankruptcy. Hahaha LOL just kidding. <br /><br />Frankly I am really touched and appreciate for providing the info. :) Hugs and kiss! <br /><br />Too much time spent on work work work in the past! Hence I am a "baby" with regards to trading, CFD, futures etc. I visited all the links your provided and will take time to go through it. <br /><br />In fact I alrdy signed up a seminar on the PhilipsFuture you provided. <br /><br />Thank you so much. <br /><br />Wish you, family and everyone a Merry Xmas! <br /><br />Rolf <br />Rolf Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723925075715114650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-60199438464550318142014-12-22T19:40:50.408+08:002014-12-22T19:40:50.408+08:00Hello Rolf,
Most bigger Singapore brokerages have...Hello Rolf,<br /><br />Most bigger Singapore brokerages have their futures arm. Here's one example:<br /><br />www.phillipfutures.com.sg/en/products/index.html<br /><br /><br />I trade the CME futures and here's the link for you to explore the various commodities that catches your fancy: <br /><br />http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/energy/crude-oil/emini-crude-oil_contract_specifications.html <br /><br />(If you start with cotton futures I face palm...)<br /><br /><br />Of course you can also trade commodities using CFDs with the many CFD providers here - however, these are OTC products and not traded over an exchange. There's counter-party risk just so you know; I'm not sure you are old enough to know about "bucket shops"... <br /><br />Must also compare the commissions and spreads between futures and CFDs - both have their pros and cons depending on your account size and your style of trading.<br /><br /><br />I now prefer futures due to greater transparency:<br /><br />http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/index.htm#COTRBox<br /><br />Of course that's provided you like doing your own analysis. There's always summaries from sell-side analysts from our friendly futures or CFD brokers ;)<br /><br /><br />I would be remiss if I didn't add in this disclosure:<br /><br />In the 70s, there's a saying that if you want someone to go bad; introduce him to gambling. If you want someone to go broke; introduce him to futures!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-57035561570885831162014-12-22T17:39:26.014+08:002014-12-22T17:39:26.014+08:00In Indonesia Jakarta the most reliable taxi is blu...In Indonesia Jakarta the most reliable taxi is bluebird.. Haha dun bluebird me, it's true! <br /><br />By the way sidetrack a bit, I am interested to learn trading of commodities. Where can I get more information? In Singapore which platform? Do you mind to advise? Thanks! <br />Rolf Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723925075715114650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-81244646927335789082014-12-21T23:57:25.423+08:002014-12-21T23:57:25.423+08:00Rolf,
Remember Nissan's Bluebird sedan?
Eh? ...Rolf,<br /><br />Remember Nissan's Bluebird sedan?<br /><br />Eh? Remind me how did we end up in this Biology class here?<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-44924320983455578842014-12-21T22:32:06.726+08:002014-12-21T22:32:06.726+08:00Hi Guys,
How about Sony in Hokkien?
Hi Guys,<br />How about Sony in Hokkien? <br /><br />Rolf Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723925075715114650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-7862692216609769112014-12-21T22:04:07.437+08:002014-12-21T22:04:07.437+08:00temperament,
I prefer the Energizer bunny. The ra...temperament,<br /><br />I prefer the Energizer bunny. The rabbit reminds me of playmates... wink.<br /><br />Duracell fails in that "cell" reminds me of prison... Now that's not cool :(<br /><br />Hee, hee.<br /><br /><br />May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and family always!<br /><br />Merry Christmas man-of-the-cross!<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-65853325080534608602014-12-21T21:27:35.828+08:002014-12-21T21:27:35.828+08:00temperament,
You plod on and on?
Eh... That stor...temperament,<br /><br />You plod on and on?<br /><br />Eh... That story about the bird with no legs only works on girls lah!<br /><br />The bird must always flap its wings non-stop in continuous flight... The day the bird stops flying, that's the day the bird will fall from the sky...<br /><br />You energizer battery you! You must have a happy wife; you go on and on, and on, and on... Naughty qian bei!<br /><br />LOL!<br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-44837170471410809922014-12-21T21:18:29.010+08:002014-12-21T21:18:29.010+08:00CW,
Touche!
It's such a joy bantering with y...CW,<br /><br />Touche!<br /><br />It's such a joy bantering with you!<br /><br />I threw a brick at you; you threw a jade piece back :)<br /><br /><br />Fisherman, <br /><br />I wish you and family an early Merry Christmas and Super New Year!<br /><br />And most of all, to your good health!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-73534626363157333472014-12-21T12:29:59.603+08:002014-12-21T12:29:59.603+08:00Good question!
The answer may be found in SMOL...Good question!<br /><br />The answer may be found in SMOL's famous quote:<br /><br />To achieve or To escape?<br /><br /><br />How?<br /><br />The answer may lie in how we answer this question for staying single, married or married with kids.<br /><br />How often when we look at our own parents and then back looking at ourselves hard in the mirror every morning?<br /><br />Hmm.. <br /><br />To achieve or To escape. <br /><br /><br />Cheem?<br /><br />Probably, the answer is about there.<br /><br /><br />Createwealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/08563834016250153049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-36465725572239361742014-12-21T09:34:25.234+08:002014-12-21T09:34:25.234+08:00CW,
Hee hee.
So are you secretly longing to be s...CW,<br /><br />Hee hee.<br /><br />So are you secretly longing to be single all over again?<br /><br />Male married financial bloggers are so cute. On the side will say I love my family or everything I do is for them.<br /><br />But when they do their Roar of the Heart, is just me and the Market ;)<br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-70117803951162521012014-12-21T08:43:52.559+08:002014-12-21T08:43:52.559+08:00Me as Chief Investment Officer. No direct report. ...Me as Chief Investment Officer. No direct report. No clients. No boss. <br /><br />Just me and Mr. Market for long term profit and loss accounting model.Createwealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/08563834016250153049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-11443399259291065012014-12-21T08:39:41.721+08:002014-12-21T08:39:41.721+08:00RetailTrader,
Trading can also help us find our &...RetailTrader,<br /><br />Trading can also help us find our "best fit" when it comes to our day job.<br /><br />If we need to see immediate "feedback" as in intra-day trading, then operations and sales may be a better fit for us.<br /><br />Swing and position traders may prefer tactical level jobs that involve some planning with execution like in event planning, sales promotion, advertising, etc.<br /><br />Long term investors are those who aspire to strategic level jobs like in CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, etc. (Plan a lot; do nothing)<br /><br />Either that, or they are actually traders who have let their trading positions become "long term" investments....<br /><br />LOL!<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-50775860445534298242014-12-21T08:03:33.263+08:002014-12-21T08:03:33.263+08:00Thanks SMOL! I dropped a comment about a week back...Thanks SMOL! I dropped a comment about a week back asking you to elaborate on Zen and trading and here it is!<br /><br />Trading is like a mirror as you find out aspects about yourself you probably didn’t know before you started trading. You find out your weaknesses and your thresholds/comfort levels. And more importantly, your ability to “smoke” yourself when you are in a losing trade!.<br /><br />Is it better to make a good trade and lose money, or is it better to make a bad trade but win money? That’s something I pondered over recently as well.darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12207832191060889856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-69030962456476261862014-12-20T21:27:57.867+08:002014-12-20T21:27:57.867+08:00Rolf Sury,
I like History but I got F9 for my O&#...Rolf Sury,<br /><br />I like History but I got F9 for my O' levels :(<br /><br />History is not about memorizing 10 year series and scoring A1.<br /><br />This truth got branded in my heart - when the white men first came, they had book; the natives have the land.<br /><br />Soon, the natives had the book; the white men now have the land.<br /><br />;)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-26079301869517709932014-12-20T15:17:29.580+08:002014-12-20T15:17:29.580+08:00Hi SMOL,
I like this "Seeing and admitting ...Hi SMOL, <br /><br />I like this "Seeing and admitting the truth takes courage."<br /><br />No wonder we from same school! I prefer history than Geography! Rolf Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723925075715114650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-90621727389571899812014-12-19T06:48:17.125+08:002014-12-19T06:48:17.125+08:00Hahaha....indeed!Hahaha....indeed!pfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201135543092422698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-47999118586891708752014-12-18T10:31:36.753+08:002014-12-18T10:31:36.753+08:00Sillyinvestor,
Hee Hee.
I think you know this Ze...Sillyinvestor,<br /><br />Hee Hee.<br /><br />I think you know this Zen story from the Sixth Patriarch Huineng:<br /><br />2 monks were debating about the flapping of the flag in the wind.<br /><br />One monk says it's the flag that is moving; the other argued it's the wind that's moving.<br /><br />Huineng overhearing this debate interjected that it's the Mind of the 2 monks that were moving.<br /><br />:)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-9991015443323073102014-12-18T10:23:21.774+08:002014-12-18T10:23:21.774+08:00pf,
We know the certainty of death; yet we often ...pf,<br /><br />We know the certainty of death; yet we often exclude this knowledge in our goal settings and plans... <br /><br />Has anyone saw a financial freedom excel file extrapolation that include bear markets? Bear markets don't exist?<br /><br /><br />We spend thousands on health and hospital insurance plans due to fear of escalating medical costs, yet we avoid going for annual medical check-ups despite knowing early detection is less costly and dramatically improves our chances of survival...<br /><br />In trading, some prefer to spend thousands on expensive courses, charting software, and multi-screen hardware, yet try asking them to invest in a tiny stop-loss risk management technique...<br /><br />Truth is indeed in the eye of the beholder ;)<br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-66014427575516368792014-12-18T09:26:47.876+08:002014-12-18T09:26:47.876+08:00Oh just saw the previous comments in your previous...Oh just saw the previous comments in your previous post. I think too much. lOlSillyinvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228581533460899084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-57806773399467692772014-12-18T09:05:50.641+08:002014-12-18T09:05:50.641+08:00Hi SMOL,
I read words unspoken here, not sure if ...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />I read words unspoken here, not sure if that's your intent.<br /><br />But very blurry... Letting readers connect the dots again? But I might connect wrongly. <br /><br />UNcode: living it now fully aware of everyday choice and consquences and not the world lens of choice and consquences??<br /><br />Wrong? No right or wrong?Sillyinvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228581533460899084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-50368452726869102862014-12-18T08:13:48.233+08:002014-12-18T08:13:48.233+08:00"Seeing and admitting the truth takes courage..."Seeing and admitting the truth takes courage."<br /><br />For others, not having certainty kills. :Dpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201135543092422698noreply@blogger.com