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FFP – Investment Simulation
This investment simulation enables me to explore new markets and strategies by practicing trading stocks and unit trusts without committing real money. This is done by the manipulation of imaginary money ($300,000) allowing me to generate a portfolio based on real stock entries.

Through this simulation, I learn about the basic investment concepts such as how to read stock tables, the impact of market volatility, trading strategies and also taking note of news which provide insight into events such as joint ventures, new developments, expansions and partnerships and the impact they will have on the stock prices.

I diversified my portfolio into Commerce, Construction, Finance, Manufacturing, Multi-Industry and Property - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) sectors. (SGX 2013)

Commerce Sector
Construction Sector
Finance Sector
Manufacturing Sector
Multi-Industry Sector
Property - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Epicentre Holdings Limited
Koh Brothers Group Ltd
Singapore Exchange Limited
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd
SembCorp Industries Ltd
CapitaLand Limited

Far East Hospitality Trust

All investors have differing attitudes towards risk. For me, I am a balanced investor with some understanding of investment market behavior. People in this category prefer a balance between capital growth and capital security. They are prepared to accept some short term risk in order to gain longer term capital growth.

Trading psychology is the perception change that you go through once you are actively in the markets trading your own money. Trading psychology can affect your judgment while you are trading. The two emotions in particular are fear and greed. Fear will cause you to either not make a trade when the opportunity arises, or to close a trade prematurely without giving it a chance to be profitable. Greed will cause you to make trades that are too large or too risky, while trying to make massive gains.
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