About Spencer

Spencer has over 15 years of trading experience, beginning with private equity and proprietary funds before trading his own account full-time. His rules-based routine, run in about 15 minutes a day and taught since 2014, has been featured in the media, both locally and internationally.

“The onus then falls on investors to do their due diligence…” – Spencer Li, managing director at Synapse Trading, quoted by Business Insider, 10 June 2022 (read it)

Discipline “key to success in trading” – The Business Times, October 2011

A lifelong strategist, Spencer was once a ranked competitive chess player. Since then, he has read over 1,500 books, written hundreds of articles, and personally mentored thousands of traders worldwide.

He is also a highly sought-after speaker, having presented at international conferences (World Wealth Creation Conference, Invest Global), government programs (taught multiple Skillsfuture courses over 7 years), universities (SMU, NUS, NTU), financial institutions (SGX Academy, Shareinvestor, banks, brokerages), and multinational corporations (Bain & Co Consulting).

Corporate and exchange partners. Spencer has taught as a guest trainer for SGX Academy and ShareInvestor Academy, and run seminars with CIMB Securities, CMC Markets, Maybank Kim Eng, Phillip Securities and Lim & Tan Securities between 2012 and 2015.

He was selected to address a live audience of over 2,500 at the National Achievers Congress, an event that has previously also featured Jack Ma, Tony Robbins, Richard Branson, and Jay Abraham.

Spencer graduated on the Dean’s List with double degrees in Accountancy and Finance from Singapore Management University (SMU), and he holds the Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) designation from the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA).

Outside of trading, Spencer enjoys tennis, reading (1,500+ books to date), and traveling, with over 70 countries explored.