Trading 101

Ever wondered if there is a structured way to understand trading? Curious about what it takes to be a successful trader within a bank, and how AI is reshaping the future of financial markets?

Join us for an insightful sharing session with Thomas Poh, Managing Director of PZH Consultants, as he breaks down what trading really involves and the skills required to thrive in this fast-paced sector.

Who should attend:

• Students from all faculties interested in financial markets.
• Aspiring traders and those exploring roles in sales, structuring, risk management, or operations.
• Both undergraduate and postgraduate students are welcome.

Compulsory Requirement:
After registering on TalentConnect, you must complete the Teams Form. Incomplete registrations will be disqualified.

This is a pre-event workshop for NUS Career Fest 2026.

Speaker(s)

Thomas Poh

Thomas has close to 30 years of Financial Markets experience as a trader and had risen through the ranks to hold senior positions in global, leading regional banks and in the Fintech industry. He is the Founder and Managing Director of PZH Consultants. As an accredited trainer in financial markets products, he partners with leading financial institutions and universities including CME Group, SGX, Financial Markets Association of Singapore, Association of Financial Professionals (AFP) and some of the top universities in Singapore. He is also a transformation management consultant to corporations and a former professional member of Asia Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS).

He started his career with Citibank under the Management Associate program in 1997 before joining other global and regional banks such as HSBC, ING, Techcombank Vietnam and UOB. In ING, he held the role of Managing Director, Head of Emerging Markets FX & Rates, ING Asia. As the Head of Trading in Techcombank, Vietnam, he had successfully revamped the local trading team into what is widely regarded as the best trading team in the country. Thomas was also headed the Strategic Management Desk with UOB Singapore where he is responsible for strategic trading positions taking and advises ALCO on their hedging decisions.
Throughout his career, he had built and transformed various trading platforms. Such actual ground experiences have honed his training and coaching skills. The understanding of his audience is the cornerstone for his training designs. Being an Emerging Markets products specialist with a global exposure, also allows him to leverage on his strong understanding of the many diverse cultures during his training. He likes to shares his personal anecdotes and other real-life experiences in order to make his training sessions practical and interesting.

Thomas’ passion for training comes as a way of giving back to the community. He had recognised the invaluable benefits that he had gained from his mentors’ coaching during the early days of his career. His personal goal is to try to make a positive difference to the lives of people that he meets. His training audience spans across external clients, fellow industry peers and his banks’ internal staff. Many of those had since risen to become leaders of their own.

Register by 2 February 2026.
(Registration will close once all slots are filled)