ABOUT FRED TAM

Mr.Fred Tam has studied securities and commodities futures trading techniques in the USA under Professor Hank O.Pruden of Golden Gate University, San Francisco; George Lane, Larry Williams, Jake Bernstein, Dr. Bill Williams, Steve Nison, Robert Miner, Joe Dinapoli, Tom Dorsey and many other prominent US traders. Mr. Fred tam uses a combination of technical indicators to track the markets. He has developed his own winning computerised trading system called "The F1 Trader System" which is absolutely excellent for trading stocks and futures markets. This system mimics Japanese candlestick charting signals.

Mr.Fred Tam is a well-known stock and futures market analyst, author, columnist and public speaker among the Malaysian investing public. He is the author of three books on the Malaysian stock and futures markets. He was a regular columnist for the Malaysian Business Magazine, Nanyang Siang Pau, Business Times of the New Straits Times and Berita Harian.

Mr.Fred Tam also contributed articles on the stock/futures markets to Investor Digest, Bankers Journal, China Press, Sabah Times, Daily Express, Sarawak Tribune, Shanghai magazine, Mlaysian Tatler, Personal Investor magazine (Singapore), Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine (United States) and Omega Research magazine (United States).

Fred Tam featured in Omega Research Magazine (1999)

He has conducted numerous professional courses and seminars in association with the Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM), the Research Institute of Investment Analysts of Malaysia (RIIAM), the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE), Malaysian Investors Association (MIA), Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Multimedia University (MMU), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), FELDA, Rotary Clubs, Kiwanis Club, several major stock broking firms in Malaysia and the Singapore Remisiers Association.

He was one of the organizers and a speaker at the 'Market East 1995', the 1st World Technical Analysis Conference held in Kuala Lumpur. He is the founder of the Malaysian Association of Technical Analysts. He is also a member of the Technical Analysts Society of Singapore, a full member of the Society of Technical Analysts, United Kingdom (MSTA) and is a Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) from the International Federation of Technical Analysts., USA.

He obtained his Master of Philosophy from Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia in 2005 and obtained another Master in Financial Technical Analysis (MFTA) from IFTA in 2008. Mr. Tam is currently pursuing his PhD in University Malaya.

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 QUALIFICATIONS

• 1979 - Certified Accountant (ACCA) from the U.K.

• 1984 - Holds a Diploma in commodity futures trading from CEI Futures & Options School USA

• 1988 - Obtained Certificate in Commodity Futures Trading from KLCE

• 1996 - Obtained Certificate on options and futures from Malaysian Institute of Futures and Options (MIFO) 

• 1996 - Passed the KLOFFE and MME examinations 

• 2002 - Holds a Diploma in Technical Analysis from the Society of Technical Analysts, United Kingdom and is a full member of the Society of Technical Analysts (STA), U.K.

• 2004 - Certificate of Achievement from Golden Gate University, San Francisco tutored by Professor Hank O. Pruden, Vice Chairperson of International Federation of Technical Analysts – the Americas

• 2005 - Master of Philosophy (Finance) from Multimedia University.

• 2005 - Obtained Certified Financial Technician qualification from IFTA.  

• 2008 - Obtained Masters in Financial Technical Analysis (MFTA) from IFTA.

• 2008 - Pursuing PhD at University Malaya.

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LITERARY EXPERIENCES

1989 to 1994 - Columnist for Malaysian Business Magazine on Stocks/Futures 1994 to 2004 - Columnist for Business Times of New Straits Times on the financial markets 2002 to 2004 - Columnist for Berita Harian on the financial markets. 2006 : Presented paper "Stock Market Efficiency and Technical Trading Systems: A Study of the Malaysian Stock Market" at MFA Conference at University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. 2007: Presented paper "Can Technical Trading systems Help an Investor in Volatile and Declining Markets: A Study of the Malaysian stock market and Asian stock indices" at University Sains Malaysia's AGBA Conference held in Penang, Park Royal Hotel.  [TOP]

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

Mr. Fred Tam has conducted several professional courses and seminars in  association with Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM), the Research  Institute of Investment Analysts of Malaysia (RIIAM) and the Kuala Lumpur  Commodity Exchange (KLCE), Malaysian Investors Association (MIA),  Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Multimedia  University (MMU), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA),  FELDA, Rotary Clubs, Kiwanis Club, several major stock broking firms in  Malaysia and the Singapore Remisiers Association.   Below are some of the courses conducted by Mr. Fred Tam since 1993:       1993 to 2003-Intermediate and Advanced Course on How Charts and Technical Analysis Can Make You Money In The Stocks And Futures Markets. 1995-Mr. Tam was one of the Speakers at the Markets East ’95 World Technical Analysis Conference in Kuala Lumpur. 1999-How Candlestick Charts & Technical Analysis Can Help You Make Money In Malaysian Stocks And Futures Markets. 2000-How To Beat On-Line Trading, T + 3 & 0.75% And Be A Million Dollar Producing Remisier. 2000-How To Be A Million Ringgit Winner In The Stock Market – through applying the most powerful charting technique – Elliot Wave Theory. 2002-ENRON: How Technical Analysis could have saved the Investor organized by CIMA. 2002-The biggest Corporate Collapse in U.S. History Enron: TA could have saved the investor organized by Universiti Malaya, Faculty of Economics & Accountancy. 2002-KLSE Stocks – Time to Buy? (2002) organized by Kuala Lumpur City Securities Sdn Bhd. 2003-PI Charting And trading Techniques Workshops which prepares you for the exams leading to the STA Diploma in Technical Analysis. 2003-KLSE: The Art Of Chart Patterns Analysis. 2003-MBA-MSc (Finance) Class Presentation at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Introduction to Technical Analysis. 2004-Will There Be A Chinese New Year Rally? 2004-Japanese Candlestick Charting Workshop for short-term and long-term investment 2004-Introduction to Technical Analysis organized by PM Securities, Penang 2004-Preview on F1 Trader Futures Course organized by OSK188 2004-F1 Trader Stock and Futures Course 2006-8: F1 Trader Super Forex Course 2007-Now: Professional Certificate in Financial Technical Analysis Course at Open University Malaysia, [TOP]

PAST INVESTMENT SEMINARS

Below are some of the investment seminars conducted by Mr. Fred Tam :       The Art of Chart Patterns Analysis. Will there be a Chinese New Year Rally? Japanese Candlestick Techniques. How to make money trading crude palm oil and stock index futures. Secrets of short-term trading with Japanese Candlestick Workshop. Elliot wave seminar: How to be a million ringgit winner in the stock and futures market. How to beat online trading, T+3, and 0.7% and be a million ringgit producing remisier. Enron: Technical Analysis could have saved the investor. [TOP]

AREA OF INTEREST & SPECIALISATION

Chart Pattern Analysis Moving Average/Donchian/Turtle System Bollinger Bands Japanese Candlestick ‘V’ Trade and Ichimoku Kinyo charts Fibonacci Ratios Elliot Wave 4 & 5 and Divergence Gap Trade Behavioral finance. [TOP]