This text gives a clear and up-to-date introduction to investment markets in Singapore, Malaysia and internationally. Shares, forex, interest rates, stock indices, commodities, gold and derivatives (futures and options) are covered in easy-to-read style. It looks at methods for picking winners, including technical and fundamental analysis, the Efficient Market Hypothesis and Contrarian and psychological approaches. Each method's profitability is assessed in the light of decades of university research.