Hi there, just to make the list complete you missed out FMG3 (3-year government bonds) 
Great to know a dealer online    BTW, I work for the Clearing House 

Hi,

There is an alternative way to play property.  It is called Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).  You can buy and sell unit in REIT in small quantity.  There are small number of REIT (3, I think) in Malaysia but more are coming out.

Dreamer

why don't you read books written by expert[s]...
i.e what kind of investments you're into..
i suggest books written by Azizi Ali. You can
learn something from him. It's not that
technical and quite easy to understand but the
investment fundamentals are there. At least
you know what to do and make your own
decision wisely...

Volatility can work for you if you r right,it work against u if u r wrong.

Futures trading is a zero sum game,every dollar made,there's a loser.

If u(I mean other forumers) are new,I would advise you to refrain from short term trading until you hv gain enough experience and build enough guts.and yes, never be greedy.You can't fight the big boys.A case in point is the CAO case that happened recently in Singapore.

I did once in paper earn more than 1 k from HPQ not in 1 day though.
OX.
HPQ
8/17/2005  O  STC  .HPQHE-HPQ AUG 25 Call  10  1.35  15  1334.94 
8/12/2005  O  BTO  .HPQHE-HPQ AUG 25 Call  10  0.25  15  -265  $1,069.94
Total Realized Gain/Loss for HPQ  $1,069.94

And FYI I have achieve what those Gurus always trumped in their seminar on my own. The only difference is those 500% or more profit don't come often, quite rare in my case sometimes just pure luck   . I am now working on consistency of profitable trade + huge profits. And just to add I have been wiped out in my paper account a few times with a USD 5k starting capital.  I am thankful I heed some good traders advice not to play with real cash first because like all profession you need to educate your self before you can have the skill and experience to go work.

IMHO the current market lacks the volatility to generate huge profits in one day.
I do have an account in TOS but don't have the courage to dive in yet. I am testing the dynamics of various strategies. Currently I am testing covered calls and some event driven trades. Are there anyone out there currently trading either paper or real cash?

ECB raised the interest rate, Korea, Thai also make surprise hike which put a lot of pressure on the equities market today.
I think inflation has gone out a bit out of control with all comodities (even spread to timber logs every thing come out from earth) hitting unrealistic high which make worse for the inflation.

One thing good about the futures is that you can trade both way, long or short. Equities wise, only 'up' is the way to make money since short selling is not permitted at least for here until now.

where can i get forex/stock simulator?

another question:
after i open a CDS/trading account in Maybank, who's my broker? who shud i contact to start my first trading?

The minimum ammount of money to open Public Mutual Fund is RM1000.

if i put in RM1000 (the price = PBBF 0.8141 0.8670) how many unit i own?

hey what u guys think about china ren min bi currency?
Can invest onto it?

which REIT is offering 8-9%? we invested in Hektar at institutional price of RM1.11 which, if all distributable income is paid out, would barely touch 8%.

now that its trading at 1.03-1.04 we're pretty much stuck with it. REITs have a looong way to go but its good that foreign players like CapitaLand are coming in. without asset enhancement, REAL asset enhancement, there isnt much upside