Learning the ropes of share trading
AS one of Malaysia’s premier institutions of higher learning, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) has made a name for itself as a leading provider of professional business education in Malaysia.
To provide hands-on learning for finance students, TAR UC has set up an advanced Investment Share Trading Room under its Faculty of Accountancy, Finance and Business (FAFB).
Simulating a financial trading floor, the room enhances the effectiveness of classroom teaching with an interactive share trading experience for students to learn from.
Students from Bachelor of Finance and Investment (Hons) and Bachelor of Banking and Finance (Hons) use the room during tutorial classes.
Through this experience, students can gain hands-on experiences on how shares are traded using the live feed of share prices from Bursa Malaysia.
In addition, students learn the practical side of share trading such as buy-sell spread, order type, price adjustments, liquidity and commission.
The Investment Share Trading Room also caters to investmentrelated courses such as Principles of Investment, Investment and Financial Analysis, Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management.
With 32 terminals equipped with real-time share market simulator software, students can hone their skills and get industry-relevant exposure in finance and investment.
“The Investment Share Trading Room makes teaching more exciting as students show great enthusiasm when engaged in real-time trading.
“It has also improved their learning experience. The simulator is a great teaching tool since it is able to demonstrate many market-related terminologies using real-life examples,” says Chai Ming Perng, associate dean of FAFB’s Department of Finance.
Student Law Ken Kiet considers himself fortunate to be part of the pioneer batch of students to use this software simulator during their lessons.
“This facility helps equip students with hands-on experience in stock market trading rather than just relying on books.
After using this software, I now have some knowledge on basic stock indicators such as moving average, Relative Strength Index and how to study a technical chart,” says Law.
TAR UC is holding an Info Day from 9am to 5pm from this Friday till Sunday at its campuses nationwide. Alternatively, look out for TAR UC representatives at major education fairs.
Attractive scholarships such as academic merit and sibling discounts are available for eligible students.
For more information, visit www.tarc.edu.my