Certificate in Financial Trading - Futures Trading
- Finance & Investment
This programme is conducted on-campus.
Intake 24
3 days
Weeknights (7pm - 10.30pm)
Saturday (9am - 6pm)
Who Should Attend
- Anyone looking for career opportunities in the finance industry
- Professionals interested in widening their skill set to develop their financial career
- Self-taught traders interested in improving their portfolio
- Anyone with keen interest in learning about trading
PREREQUISITES
- A Bachelor's Degree; or
- A Diploma with at least 3 years of working experience
- Basic knowledge in Finance and/or relevant working experience in the finance sector
- Comfortable dealing and working with multiple mathematical formula
Overview
While futures trading may be seen as a high-risk activity, a good grasp of its analysis, insight and management techniques make futures trading a benefit for diversification, hedging and speculative purposes. Make this an advantage as you learn its rudiments from principles to risk-management techniques and trading strategies.
Participants in this module will learn how futures trading works and understand the benefits as an alternative to other financial products. They will also learn strategic moves in potential buys while positioning their contracts in the most profitable manner.
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate understanding of futures trading theory, functions, characteristics and terminology
- Manage the settlement process
- Be able to apply risk management techniques to Futures Trading positions
Topic/Structure
- Understand the benefits of hedging and trading futures as an alternative to other financial investment products
- Derive margin requirements
- Learn to employ futures trading strategies
Assessment
An assessment will be conducted at the end of each module.
CERTIFICATION
Upon meeting the attendance and assessment criteria, participants will be awarded a digital certificate for participating in each module. Please refer to our course policies to view the attendance and assessment criteria.
Upon completion of all modules required for this programme within a maximum duration of 3 years, participants will be awarded a digital 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+
|
$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
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
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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
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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
Intake 24 (On-campus): 23, 24 & 25 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration]
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