Advanced Diploma in Financial Trading and Value Investing
- Finance & Investment
This programme is conducted either online or on-campus.
Please refer to respective modules for dates.
Who Should Attend
- Professionals interested in widening their skill set to develop their financial career
- Investors looking for practical strategies to diversify their portfolios
- Anyone with keen interest in learning about trading and value investing
PREREQUISITES
- A Bachelor's Degree; or
- A Diploma with at least 3 years of working experience and/or start-up experiences
Overview
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the programme, graduates will understand the principles and mindset of financial trading as well as the terminologies, theories and strategies in value investing. In addition, graduates will learn how to trade, optimise and risk manage their investment portfolio through astute valuation and trading analysis. Topics on global financial asset classes such as Equity, FX, Commodities and Fixed Income as well as tradable financial instruments such as Futures and Vanilla Options will be covered to help graduates learn how to formulate and monetise their trading and investment strategies. Lastly, graduates will learn to identify new optimal investment ideas and alternative investments, and review how behavioural bias can impact their investment decisions to ensure they run a sustainable, stable and profitable trading operation and investment portfolio.
Topic/Structure
Part 1: Certificate in Value Investing
- Investing in Stocks and Bonds
- Value Investing Portfolio Management
- Inside the Alternative Investment World - Strategies, Failures and Red Flags
- Advanced Market and Global Investment Strategies for Tomorrow
- Value Investing Real Estate
- Macroeconomics to Time Market Cycles
Part 2: Certificate in Financial Trading
- Introduction to Trading the Financial Markets using Technical Analysis
- Introduction to Trading Platforms
- Trading the Financial Markets using Ichimoku
- Fundamentals of Financial Markets: FX and Commodities
- Futures Trading
- Risk Management with Vanilla Options
Assessment
Graduation Requirement
The Advanced Diploma qualification will be conferred on participants who successfully complete both Certification programmes within 3 years of commencing the first certificate.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
|
$7,063.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$2,743.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$7,063.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
|
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$2,743.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$2,743.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$2,743.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$23,544 (No Funding) |
$23,544 (No Funding) |
$23,544 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
Part 1: Certificate in Value Investing
| Modules | Next Intake (Online) |
|---|---|
| Investing in Stocks and Bonds | 6, 7 & 8 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Inside the Alternative Investment World - Strategies, Failures and Red Flags | 10, 11, 14 & 15 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Value Investing in Real Estate | 24, 26 Feb & 1 March 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Advanced Market and Global Macro Investment Strategies for Tomorrow | 10, 11, 14 & 15 March 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Value Investing Portfolio Management | 27, 28 & 29 March 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Macroeconomics to Time Market Cycles | 7, 8 & 11 & 12 Apr 2025 [Open for Registration] |
Part 2: Certificate in Financial Trading
| Modules | Next Intake (On-Campus) |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Trading Platforms | 6, 7, 10 & 11 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Futures Trading | 23, 24 & 25 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Introduction to Trading Using Technical Analysis | 16, 17 & 18 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Fundamentals of Ichimoku | 6, 7 & 8 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Fundamentals of Foreign Exchange (FX) and Commodities | 13, 14 & 15 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration] |
| Risk Management for Vanilla Options | 20, 21 & 22 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration] |
Trainers
