World Renowned Smart Money Trading Expert Conducts Seminar in AeU Campus

Professor Dr. Hank Pruden, presenting “The 21st Century Technician” seminar at AeU main campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A seminar, on ‘The 21^st Century Technician’ which was opened to the public and students was presented by world renowned smart money stock trader and academician, Professor Dr Hank Pruden on 12 May 2015. The seminar was organized by Asia e University (AeU) in collaboration with Golden Gate University, MNS Global and F1 Academy of Technical Analysis (FIATA).

The seminar, hosted by AeU was held at the main campus in Kuala Lumpur. It was attended by an overwhelming response of 150 participants which exceeds the targeted numbers. The participants were from the public and AeU students who are pursuing Industrial doctorate, DBA and MBA.

Dr. Pruden is a professor at Golden Gate University, San Francisco and served as a board of directors of the Market Technicians Association, a vice chair of the Americas for the International Federation of Technical Analysts, He is also a leading technical analyst with over 20 years of active trading experience. Currently he is the executive director of the Institute of Technical Market Analysis and president of the Technical Securities Analysis Association of San Francisco.

Dr. Pruden’s Talk touches on the powerful technique on Wyckoff method on how syndicates move markets in commodities, stocks or future options. The Wyckoff method is known to work for traders in different time frames and in different vehicles. The Wyckoff method comprised of the law of supply and demand, law of effort versus result, and law of cause and effect. “The technical analysis at its best is a combination of classic chart reading coupled with notions from the social sciences”, says Dr. Pruden who shared his valuable knowledge and experiences on Wyckoff Method.

Representing AeU were Prof. Dr. Mak Chai, Vice President (Academic Administration), who delivered the opening speech. Also present was Prof. Dr. Juhary Ali, Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences who helped organized the event. Another speaker who introduced Pruden was Mr Fred K.H. Tam, senior lecturer and course leader of F1ATA. Fred is also an author of several books,

The participants find the seminar interesting and useful in enriching their knowledge in areas of finance in their business studies. Feedback from a student after attending the seminar had this to say about the seminar as well as AeU’s MBA programme:

“As a student of MBA programme in AeU, attending the seminar is certainly beneficial as I gained added knowledge and awareness of the technics and methods used in trading commodities, stocks and futures”, says Cik Yushana binti Md Yusop, an MBA student of AeU and manager of the Intermediaries Supervision department, Bursa Malaysia Berhad.

“The AeU MBA programme adopts an interactive style of teaching, creating a vibrant learning environment in the classroom”. “It has been an amazing experience for me”. “The superb academic facilitators shared not only theoretical knowledge but also practical work experiences from different fields”. This serves as a strong learning platform to expand my understanding of business operations, strategy and knowledge of different industries”, says Yushana.

The AeU facilitators constantly encourage students to participate in seminars,and lessons learned will foster critical thinking and deepens conceptual understanding. Practically, this will equip me with the ability to appreciate situations and make more measured decisions at our workplace. The icing on the cake is that we can network and make good friends and have fun while we learn”, she adds.

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