By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 1 October 2026 Trading for a Living is a 1993 trading book by Dr. Alexander Elder, a psychiatrist who became a full-time trader, and its main argument is that every trader stands on three legs: Mind, Method and Money. Mind is your psychology, Method is how you read […]
In September 2022, after almost 3 years without a real trip, I spent about 5 weeks in Central Asia. I crossed 4 of the “Stans”, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and finished in Turkey. All 4 Stans were new countries for me, and the short version is this. The Stans were far less touristy than […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 Avalanche is a blockchain that runs on its own network, built for fast and cheap smart contracts, and AVAX is the token that pays its fees and secures it through staking. It launched in September 2020, it runs its own consensus method rather than sitting […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 To open an Interactive Brokers (IBKR) account in Singapore, you start on IBKR’s Singapore application page, create a login and verify your email. Then you work through one long form, covering your account type, trading permissions, personal and employment details, investment experience, tax residence and […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 To buy US Treasury bills on Interactive Brokers, you switch on bond trading permissions and open Trader Workstation. Then you go to New Window, Scanners, Bond Scanner, filter for US Treasury bills, pick a maturity date and place a limit order. A T-bill is a […]