4/16/2008

How you can make

money with only a
computer
EVERY DAY, ANYWHERE

The POWER of
INTRA-DAY
TRADING

POWER OF INTRADAY TRADING

INTRODUCTION
1996 :
• Got into the stock market frenzy while in college
• Started attending some technical analysis seminar
• Got first charting software, MetaStock

1997 :
• Started trading the futures market in 1997.
• Was against the trend, Lost heavily

1997 – 1999 :
• Worked in a Recruitment Agency (Need to pay back debts!). Benny Lee
• Started to study about trading. Discovered and learned mistakes
• Developed trading strategies and traded lightly.
• Learned about Automated Trading Strategies

1999
• Started trading privately. Stocks and Futures, Malaysia and Singapore.
• Started learning TradeStation and Omnitrader.
• Training Consultant to a Software Company. (This was when my training experience
started)
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2004 till present:
• Still trading privately
• Work with NextView Group as Chief Market Strategist
• Trade and Work at home

Training/Coaching Experience (More than 8 years):

Professionals and Retail Investors in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam,
Pakistan and Hong Kong

Speaking Engagements (More than 6 years):

Malaysia, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Thailand
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INTRODUCTION TO INTRA-
INTRA-DAY TRADING
Intra-day Trading
Intra-day refers to “within a day”. Therefore, intra-day trading means
buying and selling or short-selling and cover-short within the same day.
So, there is an opportunity to make money every day.

Why trade intra-day and not position trade in derivatives?

• High risk because of “leverage” when trading derivatives that includes
futures, options or Forex markets. The trader has to make fast decisions to
profit with minimizing the risk.

• Volatile price movements within a day.

• Lower commission rates

• Uncertain price direction in the following day. Large gaps are common in
the futures market.

• Short term profits, suitable for those who wants to trade full-time.

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WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE MARKET AND WHY TRADE
DERIVATIVES?
Derivatives are financial instruments whose value changes in response to the
changes in underlying variables. The main types of derivatives are futures,
forwards, options, and CFDs. They are 2 groups of derivatives contracts:

Exchange Traded Derivatives – Contracts that are traded in an exchange.

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index Futures (FKLI) is an index futures instrument which the
underlying instrument is the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index, traded in Bursa Derivatives Exchange.

The Crude Palm Oil Futures is a commodity futures instrument which the underlying instrument is
the physical crude palm oil price, traded in Bursa Derivatives Exchange

The Nikkei 225 futures is an index futures instrument which the underlying instrument is Japan’s
Nikkei 225 index is trades in a few exchanges , including Singapore.

Call and put options can be traded in exchanges or over the counter…

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WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE MARKET AND WHY TRADE
DERIVATIVES?
Derivatives are financial instruments whose value changes in response to the
changes in underlying variables. The main types of derivatives are futures,
forwards, options, and CFDs. They are 2 groups of derivatives contracts:

Over the counter derivatives- contracts that are traded (and privately negotiated)
directly between two parties, without going through an exchange or other intermediary.

Forex trading (or currencies)– is done between banks. Retail traders can also trade forex with
forex trading providers (or brokers).

CFD (Contract for differences) – These CFD providers trade directly with their customers and offer
many types of instruments including stocks, indices, futures, forex, options, etc and is normally
done online.

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WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE MARKET AND WHY TRADE
DERIVATIVES?
Why trade derivatives
i) Relatively Lower Commissions

Commission for 1 Futures contract worth $60,000 (buy and

sell) = $50 to $60

Commission for $60,000 worth of stocks (buy and sell with

1 to 1.4% commission)
= $600 to $840

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WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE MARKET AND WHY TRADE
DERIVATIVES?
Why trade derivatives
ii) Make money even when market is bearish

Price

Stocks – no opportunity

Time

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DERIVATIVES?
Why trade derivatives
ii) Make money even when market is bearish

Price

Futures –
$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Short!

Time

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WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE MARKET AND WHY TRADE
DERIVATIVES?
Why trade derivatives
iii) LEVERAGE

To trade 1 contract of Index Futures, I only need a capital margin of

$9,000 to trade $65,000 based on current index points, say current index
level = 1,300 points.

Therefore, in this contract 1 point is equivalent to $50.

That gives me a leverage of 7 times from my capital.

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WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE MARKET AND WHY TRADE
DERIVATIVES?
Why trade derivatives
LEVERAGE – How does it help you?
I can make more money with less capital !

Say I buy 1 futures contract (my initial capital is only

$9,000), I have an equivalent value of stocks worth
$65,000, with the current index level at 1,300.
If I trade stocks, I have to come up with $65,000.

If the futures market moves up 5%, I can make

$3,250. That’s almost a 30% gain from my capital.

If I have bought stocks with $65,000 capital, I

would have only enjoyed a 5% gain.

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How you can make money trading intraday in derivatives
Opportunities in derivatives market.
The Daily Average Range for Crude Palm Oil price is between 50 to 100 points.
That translates to RM1,250 to RM2,500 money making opportunity trading only 1
contract.

The Daily Average Range for KL Composite Index futures price is between 20 to 40
points. That translates to RM1,000 to RM2,000 money making opportunity trading
only 1 contract.

The Daily Average Range for Nikkei 225 price is between 150 to 300 points. That
translates to RM2,250 to RM4,500 money making opportunity trading only 1
contract.

The Daily Average Range for USDJPY price is between 0.6000 to 1.000. That
translates to USD600 to USD1,000 money making opportunity with USD1000
deposit and 10% margin.

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How you can make money trading intraday in derivatives
Now, let’s be realistic!
1. You will never be able to buy at the lowest price and sell at the highest price

Say you can only profit 50% from the daily range. You can make RM600 to RM1000 on
CPOF or RM500 to 1000 on FKLI.

2. You do not make money everyday, even if there is an opportunity to make money
everyday
A trading plan with a winning edge will have more winning trades than loosing trades,
with a profit to risk ratio of at least 2 to 1.

Using FKLI as example.

There is an opportunity to make RM500 to RM1,000. Let’s use the min profit of RM500 a day. Your
risk is always ½ of the profit, therefore RM250. Say you have a plan with a 60% winning probability.

Say you make 20 trades in one month. You win 12 trades and lose 8 trades. You make in total
RM6,000 and loss RM2,000 and net a profit of RM4,000. This is only 1 contract. If you trade 5
contracts, you have an opportunity to make RM20,000.
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How you can make money trading intraday in derivatives

Who can trade intra-day?

YOU!
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How you can make money trading intraday in derivatives

Who can trade intra-day?

As long as you have the PASSION*

and DESIRE* to beat the market
everyday

*from Napoleon Hill

(in his famous motivational book “Think and Grow Rich”)
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How you can make money trading intraday in derivatives
What you need to trade intra-day
i) A trading plan – to identify opportunities to trade with low risk

ii) A computer or a laptop with Internet access

iii) Charts – A charting tool that is flexible enough to help you to implement
your trading strategy

iii) Trading Capital – To trade comfortably. A preferred capital is the

contract margin x 2.

iv) Discipline – Crucial when implementing a trading plan. The trade have
to consistently follow the trading plan.

v) A positive mind with clear goals that are achievable

TREAT IT LIKE RUNNING A BUSINESS !

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