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BIODATA - NIK ZAFRI
Kelantanese, Alumni of Sultan Ismail College Kelantan (SICA), IT Competency Cert, Certified Written English Professional US. Has participated in many seminars/conferences (local/ international) in the capacity of trainer/lecturer and participant.
Affiliations :- Network Member of Gerson Lehrman Group, Institute of Quality Malaysia, Auditor ISO 9000 IRCAUK, Auditor OHSMS (SIRIM and STS) /EMS ISO 14000 and Construction Quality Assessment System CONQUAS, CIDB (Now BCA) Singapore),
* Possesses almost 30 years of experience/hands-on in the multi-modern management & technical disciplines (systems & methodologies) such as Knowledge Management (Hi-Impact Management/ICT Solutions), Quality (TQM/ISO), Safety Health Environment, Civil & Building (Construction), Manufacturing, Motivation & Team Building, HR, Marketing/Branding, Business Process Reengineering, Economy/Stock Market, Contracts/Project Management, Finance & Banking, etc. He was employed to international bluechips involving in national/international megaprojects such as Balfour Beatty Construction/Knight Piesold & Partners UK, MMI Insurance Group Australia, Hazama Corporation (Hazamagumi) Japan (with Mitsubishi Corporation, JA Jones US, MMCE and Ho-Hup) and Sunway Construction Berhad (The Sunway Group of Companies). Among major projects undertaken : Pergau Hydro Electric Project, KLCC Petronas Twin Towers, LRT Tunnelling, KLIA, Petronas Refineries Melaka, Putrajaya Government Complex, Sistem Lingkaran Lebuhraya Kajang (SILK), Mex Highway, KLIA1, KLIA2 etc. Once serviced SMPD Management Consultants as Associate Consultant cum Lecturer for Diploma in Management, Institute of Supervisory Management UK/SMPD JV. Currently – Associate/Visiting Consultants/Facilitators, Advisors for leading consulting firms (local and international) including project management. To name a few – Noma SWO Consult, Amiosh Resources, Timur West Consultant Sdn. Bhd., TIJ Consultants Group (Malaysia and Singapore) and many others.
* Ex-Resident Weekly Columnist of Utusan Malaysia (1995-1998) and have produced more than 100 articles related to ISO-9000– Management System and Documentation Models, TQM Strategic Management, Occupational Safety and Health (now OHSAS 18000) and Environmental Management Systems ISO 14000. His write-ups/experience has assisted many students/researchers alike in module developments based on competency or academics and completion of many theses. Once commended by the then Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia for his diligence in promoting and training the civil services (government sector) based on “Total Quality Management and Quality Management System ISO-9000 in Malaysian Civil Service – Paradigm Shift Scalar for Assessment System”
Among Nik Zafri’s clients : Adabi Consumer Industries Sdn. Bhd, (MRP II, Accounts/Credit Control) The HQ of Royal Customs and Excise Malaysia (ISO 9000), Veterinary Services Dept. Negeri Sembilan (ISO 9000), The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (Aspects of Project Management – KLCC construction), Corporate HQ of RHB (Peter Drucker's MBO/KRA), NEC Semiconductor - Klang Selangor (Productivity Management), Prime Minister’s Department Malaysia (ISO 9000), State Secretarial Office Negeri Sembilan (ISO 9000), Hidrological Department KL (ISO 9000), Asahi Kluang Johor(System Audit, Management/Supervisory Development), Tunku Mahmood (2) Primary School Kluang Johor (ISO 9000), Consortium PANZANA (HSSE 3rd Party Audit), Lecturer for Information Technology Training Centre (ITTC) – Authorised Training Center (ATC) – University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) Kluang Branch Johor, Kluang General Hospital Johor (Management/Supervision Development, Office Technology/Administration, ISO 9000 & Construction Management), Kahang Timur Secondary School Johor (ISO 9000), Sultan Abdul Jalil Secondary School Kluang Johor (Islamic Motivation and Team Building), Guocera Tiles Industries Kluang Johor (EMS ISO 14000), MNE Construction (M) Sdn. Bhd. Kota Tinggi Johor (ISO 9000 – Construction), UITM Shah Alam Selangor (Knowledge Management/Knowledge Based Economy /TQM), Telesystem Electronics/Digico Cable(ODM/OEM for Astro – ISO 9000), Sungai Long Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Bina Puri Group) - ISO 9000 Construction), Secura Security Printing Sdn. Bhd,(ISO 9000 – Security Printing) ROTOL AMS Bumi Sdn. Bhd & ROTOL Architectural Services Sdn. Bhd. (ROTOL Group) – ISO 9000 –Architecture, Bond M & E (KL) Sdn. Bhd. (ISO 9000 – Construction/M & E), Skyline Telco (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Knowledge Management),Technochase Sdn. Bhd JB (ISO 9000 – Construction), Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM – ISO 9000 & Internal Audit Refresher), Shinryo/Steamline Consortium (Petronas/OGP Power Co-Generation Plant Melaka – Construction Management and Safety, Health, Environment), Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Negotiation Skills), Association for Retired Intelligence Operatives of Malaysia (Cyber Security – Arpa/NSFUsenet, Cobit, Till, ISO/IEC ISMS 27000 for Law/Enforcement/Military), T.Yamaichi Corp. (M) Sdn. Bhd. (EMS ISO 14000) LSB Manufacturing Solutions Sdn. Bhd., (Lean Scoreboard (including a full development of System-Software-Application - MSC Malaysia & Six Sigma) PJZ Marine Services Sdn. Bhd., (Safety Management Systems and Internal Audit based on International Marine Organization Standards) UNITAR/UNTEC (Degree in Accountacy – Career Path/Roadmap) Cobrain Holdings Sdn. Bhd.(Managing Construction Safety & Health), Speaker for International Finance & Management Strategy (Closed Conference), Pembinaan Jaya Zira Sdn. Bhd. (ISO 9001:2008-Internal Audit for Construction Industry & Overview of version 2015), Straits Consulting Engineers Sdn. Bhd. (Full Integrated Management System – ISO 9000, OHSAS 18000 (ISO 45000) and EMS ISO 14000 for Civil/Structural/Geotechnical Consulting), Malaysia Management & Science University (MSU – (Managing Business in an Organization), Innoseven Sdn. Bhd. (KVMRT Line 1 MSPR8 – Awareness and Internal Audit (Construction), ISO 9001:2008 and 2015 overview for the Construction Industry), Kemakmuran Sdn. Bhd. (KVMRT Line 1 - Signages/Wayfinding - Project Quality Plan and Construction Method Statement ), Lembaga Tabung Haji - Flood ERP, WNA Consultants - DID/JPS -Flood Risk Assessment and Management Plan - Prelim, Conceptual Design, Interim and Final Report etc., Tunnel Fire Safety - Fire Risk Assessment Report - Design Fire Scenario), Safety, Health and Environmental Management Plans leading construction/property companies/corporations in Malaysia, Timur West Consultant : Business Methodology and System, Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) ISO/IEC 27001:2013 for Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya ISMS/Audit/Risk/ITP Technical Team, MPDT Capital Berhad - ISO 9001: 2015 - Consultancy, Construction, Project Rehabilitation, Desalination (first one in Malaysia to receive certification on trades such as Reverse Osmosis Seawater Desalination and Project Recovery/Rehabilitation)
* Has appeared for 10 consecutive series in “Good Morning Malaysia RTM TV1’ Corporate Talk Segment discussing on ISO 9000/14000 in various industries. For ICT, his inputs garnered from his expertise have successfully led to development of work-process e-enabling systems in the environments of intranet, portal and interactive web design especially for the construction and manufacturing. Some of the end products have won various competitions of innovativeness, quality, continual-improvements and construction industry award at national level. He has also in advisory capacity – involved in development and moderation of websites, portals and e-profiles for mainly corporate and private sectors, public figures etc. He is also one of the recipients for MOSTE Innovation for RFID use in Electronic Toll Collection in Malaysia.
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
MAKE SOME INCOME (By Nik Zafri)
Wednesday, December 02, 2015
PSIKOLOGI DAGANGAN FOREX
Saturday, July 14, 2012
(SJ Securities and European Credit Investment Bank Limited)
Bilik Kinabalu - Menara Hap Seng, Jalan P. Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur
- Quickie from Nik Zafri. Please sign up/'like' the 'Knowledge Management (FB) for more information.
Topic : Investing in Gold and Silver - also touching on investing opportunities - FOREX, Derivatives, Bonds, Futures etc. besides than latest outlook on Sub Prime Mortgage Crisis and Eurozone Crisis
This workshop is part of the Security Commission program to educate the public especially investors
Topic : Investment in the Stock Market also touching on opportunities, capital and economics
a) If the influx of foreign currency is too much to any country, is it good to consider pegging - as the pegged regime did provide a strong foundation for accumulating and improving the level of international reserve and balance of trade.
Mr. Peter Lim commented that it is possible to have some form of capital control measures if there is proof of too much influx.
b) Why do world stock markets react and behave eratically towards Federal Reserve news, policy even rumours to hike interest rates?
Mr. Peter Lim (assisted by Darren Tan later) said that stock prices and even equity prices respond as they do to monetary policy or interest rates hike are really intriguing. Sometimes monetary policy affects stock values through its effects on real interest rates, expected future dividends, or expected future stock returns. It has something to do with relatively transitory movements in real interest rates induced by surprise policy actions. Mr. Peter Lim also said the scenario is related to inverse 'effects' usually providing the opposite performance to their benchmark.
(But he also stressed that I shouldn't be listening rumours too much)
c) The rest are questions during 'breaks' briefly about FOREX and painting 'rosy pictures' in the company stocks including opportunities of emerging markets. I really like the way Mr. Darren Tan said about how we do not want to loose and only targetting profit. I later told one of the investors that there is no business or accounting without Profit & Loss. There is no such thing as we give assurance to people that we're going to make lots and lots of profit with a warranty of no loss. The same goes to property/REIT, Forex, Stock Market, Gold, Silver etc. It's the balance between up-to-date information (the right source), right timing and the right stocks.
The best part is the conclusion - both Mr. Peter Lim and Darren splendidly prove one important point - you can still make money during 'ups' and 'downs' if you know how to.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Kajian : Nik Zafri (Januari, 2006)
Artikel berikut adalah kajian bebas pengarang dan bukanlah bertujuan untuk memberikan khidmat nasihat kepada pembaca. Pembaca digalakkan menghubungi pihak yang berwajib seperti institusi perbankan dan kewangan.
Money laundering dikatakan amat popular di peringkat antarabangsa terutamanya golongan pengedar-pengedar dadah, kongsi gelap, bookie, pemain judi dan kumpulan pengganas. Walaupun terdapat pelbagai undang-undang telah digubal di seluruh dunia, namun money laundering, amat sukar di kawal.
Dikatakan money laundering berasal daripada satu kumpulan kongsi gelap/penjenayah antarabangsa yang menggunakan duit hasil kegiatan jenayah untuk 'dilaburkan' atau 'dibersihkan' dengan menggunakan jalan-jalan yang berlandaskan undang-undang seperti menerusi aktiviti pembelian saham, stok, derivatif, futures, FOREX, insurans, pembiayaan industri/projek yang besar, terlibat dalam sektor hartanah dan sebagainya. Malah 'penjenayah' menggunakan wang berkenaan bagi 'membiayai' dan 'membeli' bank-bank tertentu (yang bermasalah) untuk diniagakan menerusi pelbagai skim pinjaman berfaedah termasuk segala potongan cukai bagi 'membersihkan' wang berkenaan dan mengikut 'lunas undang-undang' serta dianggap sebagai 'revenue'/hasil. - ('doing the wrong thing the right way' - pengarang)
Suatu laporan antarabangsa pernah dikeluarkan yang menyatakan bahawa kewujudan Money Laundering juga menandakan wujudnya operasi jenayah terancang (organised crime) dan transnasional. Money Laundering juga amat cepat evolusinya di mana penjenayah amat bijak menyesuaikan teknik 'pelaburan' agar sukar dikesan tambahan pula dengan adanya teknologi ICT yang mempermudah dan mempercepatkan lagi urusan 'perniagaan'. Apabila banyak keuntungan diperolehi dari 'pelaburan' money laundering, maka dengan sendirinya kekemungkinan 'keuntungan' ini digunakan pula untuk membiayai aktiviti jenayah adalah tinggi.
Antara cara-cara money laundering dilakukan ialah :
1) Pelaburan
Memandangkan money laundering melibatkan perniagaan 'tunai' yang besar, wang ini akan dilaburkan menerusi sistem kewangan atau ekonomi retail atau diseludup keluar dari sesebuah negara. Matlamat mereka ialah untuk 'melarikan' wang berkenaan daripada 'sumber asal' bagi mengelakkan dikesan oleh pihak berkuasa. Kemudian ianya akan ditukar dalam bentuk cek kembara atau wang pos dan sebagainya.
2) Pelapisan
'Pelapisan' merupakan konsep menjadikan wang haram menerusi proses pusingan pelbagai tingkat yang kompleks termasuk menyerap ke dalam sistem pengauditan. Tujuan utama 'pelapisan' dilakukan ialah untuk 'menidakkaitkan sejauh mungkin' wang berkenaan daripada 'sumber asalnya'. Pelapisan biasanya dilakukan dengan aktiviti simpanan dan pengeluaran secara berulang kali menerusi akaun di bank-bank offshore di mana akaun-akaun ini melibatkan syarikat-syarikat 'kosong' yang menggunakan kaedah Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Aktiviti ini amat sukar dikesan kerana wang berkenaan dibahagi-bahagikan kepada terlalu ramai individu dan 'syarikat-syarikat' dan lebih menyulitkan lagi, 'penjenayah' mengetahui bahawa apabila berlaku terlalu banyak transaksi harian di pihak bank-bank offshore, maka mereka akan mudah 'menyelinap masuk' tanpa dikesan. Selain itu, mereka juga membuat pembelian stok, komoditi, FOREX dan lain-lain yang juga sukar dikesan kerana transaksi harian yang terlalu tinggi.
3) Integrasi dan Penyerapan
Wang haram diintegrasikan atau diserap ke dalam sistem kewangan dan ekonomi yang sah dan menjadikan wang ini akhirnya seolah-olah 'dimiliki secara sah' oleh 'penjenayah'.
Contohnya :
a. Dengan menubuhkan syarikat di negara-negara tertentu di mana 'transaksinya terjamin dirahsiakan'. Kemudian, mereka akan kononnya 'diluluskan' pinjaman yang berasal daripada 'wang haram'. Cara ini juga memberikan ruang untuk mendapatkan 'potongan cukai' dan 'pembayaran kembali' wang berkenaan dengan 'faedah'nya sekali.
b. Cara yang lain ialah menghantar invois yang bersabit dengan perniagaan impot/ekspot yang memudahkan penjenayah ini memindahkan wang berkenaan dari satu syarikat ke satu syarikat yang lain atau dari satu negara ke satu negara yang lain.
c. Menggunakan kaedah EFT menerusi bank-bank yang 'dikuasai' oleh 'penjenayah' ini - (melalui pembelian, pelaburan, pembiayaan wang yang tinggi)
d. Membuka/menjalankan perniagaan menerusi syarikat-syarikat (berlesen) pemberi pinjam wang atau pembiayaan secara geran, pengurusan dana - malah pengurup wang.
Walaupun terdapat banyak undang-undang Anti-Laundering digubal di seluruh dunia seperti peruntukan menghadkan jumlah simpanan pada sesuatu masa, tempoh bertenang untuk pemeriksaan, tetapi penjenayah-penjenayah ini tetap pandai mengaburi mata pihak insitusi perbankan dan kewangan dengan hanya menerusi kaedah-kaedah menggunakan nama ramai individu, syarikat-syarikat yang menjalankan berbagai jenis perniagaan. Kita perlu menentang dengan apa juga cara untuk membasmi kegiatan ini kerana ianya mampu melumpuhkan ekonomi negara dalam masa yang sangat pantas.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
PENGENALAN KEPADA FOREX
Tentu ramai yang sudah mengenali apa itu FOREX dan mungkin ramai dari anda telah menyertai perdagangan ini.
Namun, apa yang saya cuba paparkan hari ini ialah asas-asas dalam FOREX yang ramai masih belum ketahui. Kita juga ada FOREX Islam , sistem hibah, tidak bertempoh, tiada rollover dsb.
Namun apa yang saya tuliskan ini hanyalah untuk pengetahuan semata-mata.
Ada di antara kandungan ini memerlukan rujukan kepada pihak berkuasa terlebih dahulu contohnya spot trading, opsyen binari dsb. Begitu juga jika ada elemen penggubahan wang haram - perlu mendapat nasihat pihak berkuasa.
Terdapat 5 perkara penting untuk memahami Forex.
1. Analisa Asas – merupakan proses analisa pasaran berdasarkan persekitaran dan data makroekonomi berkaitan dengan matawang yang diniagakan.
Saya sering mengingatkan; berdasarkan pengalaman; rakan-rakan supaya mempunyai pengetahuan dalam perancangan kewangan dan unjuran supaya kita memahami apa itu OPR, mesyuarat perbankan dan keputusan/hasilnya, perkembangan industri secara global, politik, aspek atau berita makroekonomi malah cuaca atau laporan bencana alam dsb.
Contohnya: pada masakini E-Coli sedang melanda Jerman dan Eropah, pasaran akan suram disebabkan jangkaan, spekulasi dan sentimen – dengan sendirinya akan memberikan kesan kepada matawang Euro hasil dari sikap berhati-hati dalam mengimpot buah-buahan dan sayur-sayuran oleh negara luar.
Jadi, analisa asas dengan mengambilkira keseluruhan faktor ini akan memberikan pelabur satu pandangan yang lebih holistik yang akan mempengaruhi keputusan kita.
Ingat, kadang-kadang berita baik belum tentu tiada muslihat. Kajilah betul-betul terlebih dahulu.
2. Analisa Teknikal – proses analisa pasaran berdasarkan angka data pasaran, pelbagai carta, petunjuk mudah dan kompleks, jumlah pembelian dan permintaan, data pasaran lampau dll. Analisa ini ialah untuk mengaitkan data teknikal yang akan datang dan yang telah lalu bagi membuat agakan yang tepat.
3. Pengurusan/Strategi Kewngan – walaupun anda mempunyai kepakaran dalam mengunjurkan perlakuan pasaran tukaran matawang, tanpa satu strategi pengurusan kewangan, anda mungkin akan terkandas dalam dagangan.
Bagi mereka yang mempunyai pengalaman dalam menguruskan kewangan akan mampu mengadakan stail dan sasaran dagangan yang tersendiri.
4. Kawalan Emosi
Kawalan emosi juga penting kerana kadangkala kita boleh menjadi tamak dan tidak berhati-hati dan hasilnya akan merugikan kita sendiri. Antara tips yang boleh saya berikan ialah :
a) jangan terlalu ghairah semasa melihat keuntungan sebaliknya pastikan anda mengikut sasaran asal,
b) terlebih dagangan
c) tiada disiplin dan keyakinan diri
dan yang paling merbahaya ialah mengikuti cakap orang lain secara membabi-buta tanpa membuat kajian dan memikirkan risiko.
5. Alat untuk berdagang - Trend terkini menunjukkan ramai pedagang yang memilih secara talian untuk berdagang kerana maklumat secara langsung dan mudah diperolehi. Namun begitu, maklumat yang diperolehi kadangkala tidak tepat sekadar khabar angin sahaja. Pastikan anda :
a) memilih syarikat di talian adalah nama yang dikenali umum,
b) maklumat secara langsung (real time)
c) menjalankan arahan anda cepat dan tepat
d) Tidak terlalu banyak komisen diambil
e) mempunyai sistem sokongan yang mudah digunakan bagi pengeluaran dan deposit.
Saya menggalakkan anda menggunakan FX Open dan buka akaun demo atau simulasi terlebih dahulu sebelum anda menyertai dagangan FOREX
Nota berikut : Bagi yang tidak memahami apa itu Opsyen Binari.
Contoh : Opsyen Binari Forex
Contohnya - USD Yen kini bernilai 92.265. Untuk memastikan USD menjadi lebih kuat di sebabkan KNK yang memberangsangkan dan anda memilih untuk tidak memantau akaun marjin secara harian. Sistem dagangan binari opsyen akan menggunakan kontrak USD100.00
Jam 11.15 pagi, anda membeli opsyen binari 'call' ke atas USD/Yen yang didagangkan pada harga spot 92.265 setiap dollar. Kontrak akan tamat pada tengahari dan pembayaran yield adalah 62%.
Selepas tamat tempoh, sekiranya harga spot ialah 93.000, anda akan mendapat USD162.00
Nota : Sample Forecast 29 June, 2011
The EURUSD attempted to push lower yesterday, bottomed at 1.4236 but further bearish pressure was rejected and whipsawed to the upside, topped at 1.4396 and hold above 1.4320 after market reacted positively on Greece budget plan approval. Overall price is still in a consolidation phase inside the triangle formation but the fact that price broke above 1.4320 change my intraday bias to bullish especially if price able to make a clear break above 1.4400 and the minor trend line resistance (blue) testing 1.4441 – 1.4500 and the upper line of the triangle. On the downside, another move back below 1.4320 could lead us to neutral zone in nearest term testing 1.4250/30 region and give another chance for downside attempt retesting the lower line of the triangle but as long as price moves inside the triangle my h4 /daily chart outlook remains unclear. (FX Open)
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COMMODITY PRICE CORRELATION TO OIL, GOLD AND CURRENCY - BY NIK ZAFRI
WHAT'S DRIVING GOLD?
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TEKNIK FIBONACI (petikan artikel Nik Zafri (menggunakan nickname Pok Nik) dari forum Pengurusan dan Teknologi)
Peringkat pengesanan kembali (Fibonacci Retracement) adalah: 0.382, 0.500, 0.618 — 3 peringkat pengesanan yang paling utama digunakan untuk menyokong (support) dan bertahan (resistance)
Peringkat Pemanjangan (extension) ialah 0.618, 1.000 dan 1.618 – 3 peringkat pemanjangan yang digunakan bagi pengambilan untung.
Jadi apakah yang kita pelajari ialah bagaimana menggunakan peralatan Fibonacci bagi menterjemahkan hasil yang kita lihat pada skrin
Yang perlu diketahui sebelum menggunakan kaedah ini ialah :
a. Adakah suasana trend kenaikan (uptrend) atau trend penurunan (downtrend)
b. Hayunan (swing) paling tinggi atau paling rendah (poin A,B)
dan meneruskan mengikut trend.
Klik pada peralatan Fibonacci yang anda gunakan.
Di sini kita lihat trend kenaikan. A adalah hayunan (swing) terendah, B ialah hayunan tertinggi. Jadi kita menjangka akan membeli beberapa lot pada harga terendah untuk kita naik bersama-sama dengan trend.
Klik A dan bawa ‘cursor’ ke B. Anda akan melihat garisan-garisan berbeza terbit pada carta.
Garisan-garisan ini dipanggil “Pengesanan Semula” (Retracement) dan “Pemanjangan” (Extension)
Jadi kita kini dapat mengagak bahawa harga akan ‘mengesan semula’ (retrace) iaitu turun dari poin B ke “poin C” kemudian meneruskan arah mengikut trend.
3 garisan titik - 0.618, 0.500, 0.382 pada gambarajah seterusnya menunjukkan 3 pengesanan semua di mana kita akan dapat menjangka harta akan melakukan pusingan ‘U’ dan naik semua. Ketika inilah kita akan meletakkan pesanan “BELI” (BUY)
Suasana terbaik ialah membeli pada harga paling rendah – 0.618 – poin C tetapi 0.500 juga peringkat terbaik untuk membeli.
Harga telah mencapai poin terendah 0.618 dan melakukan pusingan ‘U’
Apabila kita telah membeli pada C, kita perlu meletakkan sasaran. Gunakan peringkat ‘extension’ – 0.618, 1.000, 1.618) Paling biasa ialah 0.618 dan kerana sasaran kita ialah apabila harga menunjukkan potensi yang baik untuk mencapai 1.000 atau 1.618 level.
Gunakan tempoh pemanjangan 0.618 sebagai sasaran keuntungan dan poin D sebagai poin pengambilan keuntungan.
Peringatan : penerangan ini menunjukkan peringkat pemanjangan (extension) pada 0.618, 1.000, 1.618 – pengiraannya berdasarkan poin B iaitu ‘extension’ 0% . Ada ‘trader’ memulakan pengiraan dari poin A dan jarak antara A & B menjadi 100% dari pergerakan harga. Jadi pergerakan seterusnya ialah 1xxx.x%. Jika dimulakan dari poin A maka poin D adalah peringkat ‘extension’ atau 161.8% pergerakan harga.
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Petikan artikel Nik Zafri menggunakan nickname Pok Nik- petikan dari forum PENGURUSAN DAN TEKNOLOGI.
PAIRING (pemasangan)
Semua pasangan matawang adalah berkaitan antara satu dengan yang lain dalam blok perdagangan. Jika kita berdagang CHF against JPY – ianya menjadi CHF/JPY. Pemasangan yang paling terkenal ialah USD, JPY, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD dan CHF
Cara pemasangan yang terkenal masakini ialah EUR/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CHF, USD/CAD, NZD/USD dan GBP/USD
Pasangan Komoditi pula mewakili blok perdagangan komiditi yang terbesar seperti padi, bijirin, minyak mentah, bahan galian/mentah bernilai dll. Pasangan komiditi ialah USD/CAD, AUD/USD dan NZD/USD. Pasangan komoditi memerlukan apa yang saya maksudkan sebagai Analisa Asas (Fundamental Analysis) iaitu kepekaan kita dalam menerima maklumat seluruh dunia, cara memproses maklumat berkenaan dan cara menggunakan maklumat berkenaan dalam dagangan kita.
Matawang silang (cross) pula tidaklah termasuk USD. Sebelum berlaku silangan matawang, individu yang ingin menukar wang dengan lain-lain matawang perlu menukarnya terlebih dahulu dengan USD dan menukarnya pula dengan lain-lain matawang yang dikehendaki. Contohnya seseorang di Eropah boleh menukar matawangnya ke JPY dengan membuat rujukan kepada kadar EUR/JPY.
Yang paling terkenal dalam matawang silang ini ialah EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY dan EUR/CHF – di mana harga akan diasaskan dari pergerakan 'pasangan' (terutama yang 'major'(utama) lain dan kadangkala boleh menjadi suasana ketidaktentuan. Jika anda ingin memilih 'pasangan dagang' ara ini, pastikan anda tidak memilih USD.
Korelasi
Korelasi matawang dapat diukur ke tahap di mana satu pasangan matawang 'meniru' (mimicking) pergerakan pasangan matawang lain. Jika dua pasangan bergerak pada arah yang sama, maka ini dinamakan korelasi positif. Jika dua pasangan bergerak dalam bentuk berlawanan maka ianya dipanggil korelari terbalik (inverse correlation)
Pedagang perlu berhati-hati melihat kolerasi yang disebutkan kerana jika tidak menghiraukannya, maka kita akan terlalu mendedahkan (overexpose) akaun dagangan kita. Contohnya, memasuki EUR/USD dan NZD/USD dalam tempoh terlalu lama – bermakna akan telah memasuki 2 dagangan pendek (short trades) ke atas UDS. Tidak ada apa-apa yang perlu dirisaukan tetapi perlu berhati-hati atas 'double exposure'.
Suasana Ketidaktentuan dan 'range' dagangan
Sikap berhati-hati dalam 'range' dagangan ke atas pasangan amatlah penting kerana sikap ini akan membantu kita dalam menentukan tahap kerugian (di mana patut kita berhenti) dan di mana kita boleh mengambil untung. Bagi mereka yang melihat pergerakan yang besar, mungkin anda berminat untuk mendagangkan GPB/USD kerana ianya dapat mencapai pukulrata lebih 200 pip sehari. Namun jika anda tiada pengalaman, gunakan pasangan EUR/USD dan EUR/GBP.
Sila ambil perhatian bahawa tidak semua pasangan matawang mempunyai nilai pip yang sama. Contohnya satu pip bergerak atas EUR/GBP boleh bermaksud lebih wang dibandingkan dengan pergerakan GBP/JPY.
Hedging
Hedging merupakan satu strategi untuk 'offset'kan pendedahan yang menyebabkan potensi kerugian. Contohnya memasuki dagangan EUR/JPY terlalu lama dan pada masa yang sama dagangan pendek (tempoh) CHF/JPY – bermakna hedging melawan (against) pergerakan JPY.
Cara hedging ini kadangkala tertakluk kepada undang-undang kerana sesetengah negara tidak membenarkan dagangan bertempoh panjang dan pendek menggunakan akaun dagangan yang sama. Walaubagaimanapun pelabur boleh menggunakan sab-akaun untuk memasuki dagangan berlawanan (opposing trade) ke atas pasangan yang sama atau membuka dagangan berlawanan dengan pasangan yang mempunyai korelasi inverse.
Kecairan
Sesetengah pasangan mempunyai kecairan yang tinggi kerana pasangan ini mewakili saiz ekonomi yang berbeza contohnya EUR/USD.
Sebagai poin mula, kita perlu melihat 8 pasangan utama EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USDJPY dll untuk memilih pasangan matawang yang ingin didagangkan. Lebih kecairan akan menyebabkan lebih 'tight spread', lebih mudah dijangka dan dagangan yang lebih efisien.
Spread
Kecairan memberi kesan ke atas 'spread'. Dalam keadaan tertentu pasangan matawang mempunyai spread di bawah satu pip – contohnya EUR/USD dan EUR/GBP – ini bergantung ke atas broker anda.
Tempoh Dagangan
Peratusan yang besar volum dagangan berlaku disebabkan oleh dagangan komersil, aktiviti pasaran komoditi, ekuiti dll. Kadang-kadang berlaku kenaikan mengejut dalam aktiviti dagangan apabila insitut perbankan dan kewangan atau lain-lain perniagaan memulakan aktiviti dagangan. Ini perkara biasa.
Masa terbaik dagangan ialah waktu pembukaan perniagaan – jadi kita di Malaysia ini – waktu tengahmalamlah adalah waktu yang terbaik (atau awal pagi)
Pembayaran Untung
Satu kelebihan dalam berdagang FOREX ini lah pedagang mendapat bayaran secara 'overnight trading position' (satu malam) – sebanyak mana pedagang itu meraih untuk bergantung di atas pembayaran yang diterima dan pembayaran yuran 'rollover' kepada broker.
Strategi pasaran ialah untuk mengambil peluang ke atas perbezaan nilai matawang – yang dipanggil 'carry trade'. Pedagang/pelabur akan mencari pasangan yang lebih menguntungkan. Contohnya jika 'lending rate' untuk Swiss Franc = 3% dan Yen sebanyak 1%, maka berdagang dalam tempoh yang lama untuk CHF/JPY akan menghasilan 2% pa bayaran yang diperolehi. 'Carry Trade' ada kesang sampingan contohnya jika berlaku elemen ketidaktentuan atau kepanikan dalam pasaran, 'carry trade' ini akan bergerak ke arah berlawanan dan pedagang/pelabur akan terdedah kepada risiko. Jadi analisa asas kepada ekonomi dunia sangat perlu terutamannya semasa ekonomi sedang 'bullish' dan bukannya 'bearish'.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
I feel uneasy when some 'powerful quarters' wanted to do business with China but at the same time demanding, questioning and even try to dictate terms regarding China's (Reminbi) exchange rate policy.(Why after 10 years? - only now some 'people' started to complain) They say Reminbi being undervalued (1% appreciation).China is smarter...don't push them - they might consider PEGGING the Reminbi (like what Malaysia did) and the powerful ones will now know that China means BUSINESS.
Not long after I've posted this, here is China's stand :
NO BASIS FOR MAJOR APPRECIATION OF YUAN : CHINA PM - (AFP) – 2 hours ago (9.58AM Malaysia Time - 23/09/2010)
NEW YORK — China's premier has said that there is no basis for a drastic appreciation of the yuan, responding to increasingly angry claims in the United States that Beijing was keeping its currency low.
"There is no basis for a drastic appreciation of the renminbi (yuan)," Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said in a speech before the US-China Business Committee in New York.
"If the renminbi appreciates by 20 to 40 percent according to the requests of the US government, we do not know how many Chinese companies will go bankrupt and how many Chinese workers will be laid off and how many rural workers will go back to their homes and there will be major turbulence in the Chinese society," he said, according to a translation of his speech.
Washington has been toughening its rhetoric over China's currency handling in recent weeks, accusing Beijing of keeping its currency artificially low against the dollar to make its exports more competitive.
Speaking earlier Wednesday, Wen called for "large-scale" trade cooperation with the United States.
The United States and China -- the world's top two economies -- should "positively carry out large-scale economic and trade cooperation," Wen said, while warning that mutual trust was the precondition for such a move.
Wen said a "sound and stable Sino-US economic and trade relationship is in line with the fundamental interests of both countries," in comments carried by China's official Xinhua news agency.
The "structure of Sino-US investment and trade" was to blame for the massive US trade deficit, not the value of the Chinese currency, the Chinese leader said.
Wen spoke at a meeting of "celebrities from the US economic and financial community," Xinhua reported. Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger and former Treasury secretary Robert Rubin were among those invited.
Members of a key US congressional panel are due to vote Friday on legislation that would call on the US Commerce Department to punish Beijing for allegedly manipulating its currency and distorting trade.
President Barack Obama warned earlier this week that the yuan "is valued lower than market conditions would say it should be," and called on the Chinese to do more to promote "fair" trading conditions.
"What we've said to them is, you need to let your currency rise... you're getting wealthier, you're exporting a lot, there should be an adjustment there based on market conditions," Obama said during a town hall style-meeting on CNBC television.
"They have said 'yes' in theory, but in fact they have not done everything that needs to be done," said Obama, who will meet Wen in New York on Thursday.
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner also complained last week that it was "past time for China to move" on the yuan and lift trade barriers.
Copyright © 2010 AFP. All rights reserved.
Friday, April 23, 2010
HEDGE FUND - PROPER REGULATIONS REQUIRED NOW!! (ALERT) - By Nik Zafri
Article 1 about Hedge Funds (Facebook Version) and Article 2 about Hedge Funds (Blogger Version)
Many disagreed with me at that time -- Yes...because it was written in 2009. (too early) - FYI - I was monitoring the European (EC) market at the time I wrote that article - I saw signs that there is a need to tighten up the loose ends especially on the subject hedge funds which I believe will become a talk in Malaysia (next week - May, 2010)
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Here's latest news from Singapore (Courtesy of Bloomberg) :
Singapore Reviews Hedge, PE Funds as Regulators Boost Oversight
By Netty Ismail
April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore said it will review rules for its investment management industry, including hedge-fund and private-equity managers, as regulators increase oversight globally.
Hedge funds and private-equity firms are under scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers worldwide, who say they are partly to blame for the worst financial crisis in a generation. Singapore’s hedge-fund industry has grown into Asia’s second biggest behind Hong Kong as the government lured investment management professionals with tax incentives and grants.
Hedge funds worldwide posted net outflows of $285 billion last year, leaving assets at $1.6 trillion, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc., a Chicago-based research firm.
The regulator has set up the Investment Intermediaries Department to supervise intermediaries, including alternative investment managers, and to “drive regulatory policies” governing the industry, according to yesterday’s statement.
“MAS adopts an open and consultative approach with the industry, and remains committed to building Singapore as a fund management and alternative investment hub,” the regulator said.
World Effort
World leaders, including the Group of 20 countries that make up most of the world’s economy, have called for stricter oversight of the pools of private capital in the wake of the global financial crisis.
Funds won’t be able to get investment from U.S. banks, under proposals announced in January by President Barack Obama. The European Union’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers is currently being debated, with the European Parliament scheduled to vote on a final draft this year.
The “business and regulatory environment remains conducive to both traditional and alternative managers” in the city-state, MAS said.
MAS, also Singapore’s central bank, said last year it will fine-tune its “regulatory approach as appropriate,” after moves to make it easier for hedge funds to set up shop in Singapore than in other Asian cities such as Hong Kong and Tokyo helped fuel the industry’s growth in recent years.
Growing Industry
Hedge-fund managers are currently exempt from holding a capital-markets services license, provided they manage funds on behalf of 30 or fewer of what MAS describes as “qualified” investors. “I believe that the exempt fund-manager status should be replaced with light regulation,” said Albert Ee, founder of Singapore-based hedge-fund firm Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte. “As a financial centre, it’s important that hedge funds in Singapore should be run by experienced managers with good risk management processes and strong corporate governance.”
Singapore’s hedge-fund industry has grown to 138 single- strategy hedge-fund managers employing more than 800 professionals from near zero in 1997, according to a survey by the local chapter of the Alternative Investment Management Association. The industry oversees at least $34.9 billion, excluding assets managed by several of the large global firms, it said, making it Asia’s second biggest.
Local Rules
The island-state’s “lighter regulatory touch” has enabled hedge-fund managers to set up business “relatively quickly,” without risking any delay in getting the necessary licenses from the regulator, according to an overview of the industry published by AIMA.
Hedge-fund managers in Singapore are still subject to local rules on securities and futures trading as well as money laundering.
The size of Singapore’s asset management industry shrank about 26 percent to S$864 billion ($630 billion) in 2008 from a year earlier because of the global financial crisis, the authority said in its latest survey released in September.
--Editors: Andreea Papuc
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Nik Zafri's 'Unqualified' Comments (so don't quote me on this)
Yeap, I think Singapore is going somewhere. I did mentioned in one of my 'analysis' that Singapore will boom first and followed by Malaysia. But most definitely; as I said; this issue will become the next talk, next week (May 2010) So, just in case...
On Hedge Funds - fellas, I am not against it - Here's some excerpts :
Excerpt 1
I still think that Malaysia (in particular SC) should keep a close surveillance by having a revised version of regulations to monitor private equity company's especially.
Excerpt 2
European policymakers said:
"They (Hedge Fund Managers) many have exacerbated it by fueling bubbles with leveraged investments in the good times and then offloading assets by the bucket-load in the bad times"
Excerpt 3
Initial proposal from Nik Zafri to anyone out there reading my blog - who wish to listen :
You (Hedge Fund Managers) must first reveal your plan :
(To the proper authorities..I don't know..maybe SC, Inland Revenue, BNM) on:
a) managing level of capital,
b) managing risk,
c) valuation of assets and most important
d) your strategy in doing business.
2nd - STOP NOW if you're involved in any trade relating to MONEY LAUNDERING!! (so, is this the thing you're being discreet about?) Get out now before it's too late!
3rd - It's time to pay based on gains not losses!! Otherwise, we will go back to square 1...make money during down market..gosh...
Having this sort of regulations may help our economic recovery further but of course if the regulations are not strict enough and having loopholes...definitely there can be abuse - some people in the market will always creatively found a way to do 'evasive maneuvers'