Hey Tigers 🐯 2025 is wrapping up—and what a whirlwind year it has been for global markets.From April’s tariff-driven selloff to Big Tech’s AI-fueled surge, from the Fed’s surprise rate cuts to crypto smashing all-time highs… volatility was the main theme of 2025. And in markets like these, options traders were right at the center of every twist and turn.The Fed delivered rate cuts. Tech stocks roared nearly +60% off spring lows, hitting record highs in October.Concerns over an “AI bubble” then triggered the worst week for tech since April.$S&P 500(.SPX)$ sank sharply in April before rebounding toward double-digit gains by year-end.So now we want to hear from YOU 👇What was your standout options trade of 2025?A perfectly timed win?A smart hedge

Over the past week, Singapore’s stock market quietly delivered another surprise: $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ total return for 2025 has reached 25% (including dividends) — one of the strongest performances in the past 15 years.Not only the large caps, but mid- and small-cap stocks are also up 16% this year, with trading activity clearly heating up.Interestingly, institutional investors were net sellers last week, especially in utilities and S-REITs.But despite the short-term dip, S-REITs still show a nearly 15% total return for 2025, on track for their best year since 2019.✔ The Fed has already cut rates twice this year✔ Markets expect another cut this week✔ Lower rates → lower funding costs → more stable distributions & more acquisition ac

As 2025 enters its final countdown, year-end reflection is more than a ritual — it’s a way to learn, consolidate, and look ahead. Lianhe Zaobao launches “Character of the Year”! What’s the Chinese character that best captures the essence of 2025?This year’s shortlisted characters are: 甲 (60th), 爱 (AI), 威 (Authoritarian), 治 (Regulation), 新 (Lawrence Wong), 荡 (Unrest), 极 (Extreme), 颠 (Decouple), 信 (Scam), 协 (Collaboration)Each reflects a different dimension of the world we lived through — from geopolitical shifts to personal sentiment, from AI breakthroughs to social transformation.🀄 Candidate Characters 甲 (60th) — marks SG’s 60th year of independence, a national milestone.爱 (AI) — “Ai” shares the same pinyin as AI, and DeepSeek’s explosive rise brought AI into everyday life.威 (Authoritarian

$JPMorgan Chase(JPM)$ recently upgraded its ratings on Singapore’s three major banks and SGX, sending new signals to investors! It also forecasts $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ to reach 6,000 points over the next 12 months (previously 5,000 points). While DBS is highly valued, the trend is still upward; OCBC shows stable growth; UOB is better suited for patient investors.Let’s check how JPMorgan expects for major banks and SGX!1. $DBS(D05.SI)$ DBS: PT raised to $70, and expected to reach “overvalued” by December 2026.Quarterly cash dividend commitment: SGD 0.66 per quarter in FY2025, SGD 0.72 per quarter in FY2026 (accounting for 82% of FY2027 EPS).Expected CET

In recent years people have said the SGX was “too quiet,” but this year’s report card has brought market attention back to Singapore.#1 in Southeast Asia! Singapore’s IPO Performance This Year: According to Deloitte’s 2025 Regional IPO Report:As of November 14, Singapore ranked first in Southeast Asia with 9 IPOs raising USD 1.6 billion. Compared to last year’s 4 IPOs totaling USD 34 million, that’s double the number of deals and a 47x surge in funds raised.Even more importantly, post-IPO returns have been strong:📈 Average first-day pop: +12%📈 Average YTD performance: +29%2 Major REITs Became the Backbone of Singapore’s IPO MarketThe spike in fundraising this year mainly came from two large REITs:⭐ 1. $NTT DC REIT USD(NTDU.SI)$ – Focused on dat

The year is almost over—are you still letting your SRS funds just “sit there”? 😴 Actually, now is the perfect window to save on taxes with SRS contributions and optimize your investment allocation!Why SRS is So AttractiveThe Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) is a voluntary retirement savings plan that helps you prepare for retirement and directly reduces your taxable income.Singapore citizens/PRs can contribute up to SGD 15,300 per year, while foreign tax residents can contribute up to SGD 35,700 per year. Marginal tax rate at 15%? Full contribution could save you thousands in taxes 💰.Earnings within your SRS—interest, dividends, capital gains—are completely tax-free until withdrawal, making long-term compounding highly effective.Cash Boost Account: Make Your SRS Money WorkBy linking y

This year’s Black Friday isn’t just about malls and e-commerce slashing prices — many star stocks are also trading at “broken-bone” discounts. So what’s your move: grab the products you’ve been eyeing, or take advantage of oversold stocks for a value/ tactical rebound? Let’s talkBlack Friday Deals: Products Are So Tempting$Lululemon Athletica(LULU)$Clothes, shoes, bags — almost everything is on sale! Plus, members get an extra 15% OFF, and many classics are at the lowest prices of the year.🛍️ The products are easy to buy — the stock, the same. LULU shares are down over 40% YTD.So… Black Friday: buying the clothes or the stock at a “broken-bone” price?$Deckers Outdoor(DECK)$Ugg boots and Hoka shoes are win

As part of Tiger Trade Experience 2025, Tiger Brokers is shining a spotlight on one of our key partners — Fullerton Fund Management. Guided by a disciplined investment approach and a focus on delivering consistent returns, Fullerton empowers investors to navigate changing market conditions with confidence. Attractive Investment Opportunities Still Abound Even In A Low-Interest Rate Environment After a period of high interest rates, the tide is starting to turn. With US Federal Reserve officials pivoting towards interest rate cuts, we may be entering a new phase of the interest rate cycle. We have seen Singapore’s T-bill yields declined since the start of 2025. As of end September 2025, the cut-off yield on the 6-month Singapore T-bill was at 1.41%* versus 2.65%* in end March 2025. And now,

Sentiment in Singapore’s property market has been increasingly steady and optimistic. In the latest quarter, the NUS Real Estate Sentiment Index (RESI) jumped from 5.7 to 6.1. Not only has current sentiment improved, expectations for the next six months have also strengthened across the board.The standout segment is Core Central Region (CCR) luxury homes, with a net positive sentiment of 60%. Suburban homes remain at around 40% positive sentiment, and office properties have turned positive for the first time in two years.For Singaporeans, investing in property is nothing new. Even when people only have a few hundred dollars to spare, many already think about putting some money into REITs. With property sentiment recovering, REITs may look even more promising.Besides REITs, some people inve

Some say that a market crash is the best opportunity for ordinary people to make money. Most retail investors have small capital and average trading skills, so they rarely make significant profits in normal markets. But a crash is different — after a major plunge or even a 50% wipeout, going all-in can lead to outsized gains.But how can you tell whether something is truly a market crash? And when should you start bottom-fishing?For most investors, the biggest question during a downturn is when to buy the dip. If you buy too early, the volatility will shred your nerves; buy too late, and you miss the bottom — or hesitate to buy during the rebound. Either way, you end up making nothing.Some say sentiment is the key to judging whether it’s time to bottom-fish and whether the situation qualifi

What a bizarre combination! In case you’re not familiar with these dramatic icons of Wall Street, let’s briefly introduce them:Elizabeth Holmes – Once dubbed the “female Steve Jobs,” she founded the unicorn startup Theranos, claiming it could detect hundreds of diseases from just a single drop of blood. She amassed a net worth of $9 billion through an extraordinary fraud, but her myth crumbled overnight, landing her in prison.Sam (Bankman-Fried) – An MIT graduate who founded the crypto fund Alameda Research at 24, and two years later launched the online exchange FTX. At one point, FTX was valued at $32 billion, and his personal net worth exceeded $26 billion. However, in 2022 it was revealed he had misappropriated $8 billion from the exchange to gamble and buy personal real estate, and the

As part of Tiger Trade Experience 2025, Tiger Brokers is shining a spotlight on one of our key partners , Macquarie Warrants Singapore. Together, we share a common mission: equipping investors with smarter, more flexible tools to navigate fast-moving markets. In this feature, we break down how Macquarie plays an active role in Singapore’s structured warrants landscape, and provides an overview of how warrants work and the key considerations for investors who may be exploring this product class. Warrants Explained: how investors can turbocharge exposures with high leverage, lower capital, no margin calls Keen to limit your capital outlay but still want exposure to short-term upside? Or are you concerned about a pullback in overvalued stocks? If this is you, you may want to consider adding s

As part of Tiger Trade Experience 2025, Tiger Brokers is shining a spotlight on one of our key partners — CSOP Asset Management Limited. Together, we share a common goal: empowering investors with innovative tools to make smarter trades. Read on to find out how CSOP continues to stand out as a leader in building stability through innovation. Innovation and Stability from CSOP: A Thank You to Our Clients Who We Are Established in 2008, CSOP Asset Management Limited ("CSOP") is one of the largest ETF issuers in Hong Kong with total AUM exceeded US$28.6 billion as of 30 September 2025. In 2018, CSOP made its mark in Singapore by setting up a subsidiary and becoming the first Chinese asset manager to be fully operational in the city-state. Holding a Capital Market Services (CMS) license from t

This week, $YZJ Shipbldg SGD(BS6.SI)$ saw major stock volatility after its earnings release: it plunged yesterday and rebounded 2.76% today. So far this year, YTD gains are 18%, and last year it surged an incredible 116%! 💥YZJ recorded $2.17 billion in orders in the first 9 months, four times its first-half total, bringing the total order book to $22.83 billion. However, its dividend yield among SG stocks isn’t very high, at around 3%.Many think US stocks offer higher gains, but some SG stocks are also shining: For example, $PropNex(OYY.SI)$ has risen 150% YTD, with a dividend yield of about 4%! As some investors say: “Compounding is the eighth wonder of the world.”Buffett once said: “If you’re not w

This November has been the market’s very own horror movie. US equities, gold, and crypto all plunged together, and even the most risk-averse investors started questioning life. Meanwhile, the wave of liquidations swept through leverage traders across every platform.An investor says:On days like today, l'm glad l'm diversified across stocks, gold and bitcoin because it allows me to lose money in three totally different ways,You’ve probably heard famous “7-2-1 Rule.”Only 10% make money in the stock market. 20% break even. 70% lose money.And with the volatility we saw this November, it felt like the market was designed specifically to torture that “70%.”Despite all this, investors confidently enter the stock market.It’s only after losing money that they regret it, saying, “I shouldn’t have tr

This week, $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ hit a new high, reaching SGD 18.8!Some Tigers said: “I’m counting on OCBC for my retirement. It’s up over 80% in the past 5 years—just holding it gives me peace of mind.” OCBC remains the cheapest among the Big Three banks, and its earnings continue to perform steadily.But… can a single stock really be enough for retirement?Bank-retirement camp: Holding bank stocks long-term = steady happiness.REIT camp: Relying on cash flow for retirement feels more secure.It’s really about that feeling of “getting paid every year”: CICT, MIT, FLCT, MLT.These can also be bought with CPF or through Endowus, making long-term holding even easier.CPF balances can be used to buy Singapore stocks.Endowus helps with tax savings and gives

Starting 5 December 2025, around 3 million Singaporeans will receive cash payouts between S$100 and S$600 — part of the government’s enhanced Assurance Package (AP) announced in Budget 2023.These payouts are meant to help households cope with rising living costs, and will continue every December until 2026, totaling S$700–S$2,250 per eligible adult over five years.Who gets what?💡 Tip: Link your PayNow-NRIC by 23 Nov to receive the payout fastest — by 5 Dec! Otherwise, you’ll get it later via GIRO or GovCash.🗣 Let’s Talk — What Would You Do With the Cash?Some people plan to:💳 Offset year-end expenses or Christmas gifts💹 Add to investment portfolios (S-REITs, T-bills, stocks)🎓 Use for education or skills upgradingWe’d love to hear from you —How will you use your AP cash this year?Would you r

Several major companies are reporting earnings this week — which SG company are you keeping an eye on? $SingPost(S08.SI)$ reported a net profit of $18.4 million, but underlying net profit, excluding exceptional gains, fell 78% year-on-year, from $25.2 million to $5.5 million. Total revenue declined 27.4% to $188.4 million, mainly due to a slump in cross-border e-commerce volumes and the impact of discontinued operations.The company’s logistics and letters division saw revenue drop 33.1% to $153.4 million, with an operating loss of $4.4 million (compared to a $13.7 million profit in 1H 2024/2025).The property division remained a bright spot, with revenue rising 3.3% to $40.6 million and net profit slightly down 3.3% to $23.9 million, supported by

November’s here — 2025 is counting down! With just weeks left in the year, investors everywhere are discussing: Is there still room to run, or time to lock in profits?Some analysts say there’s still room to climb 📈 — supported by the Fed’s rate cuts, rising AI-driven profits, and corporate earnings beating expectations.But others disagree, saying we should watch out for high valuations, and year-end volatility could spark a short-term pullback.So...how much room is left for markets to move — up or down — before 2025 ends? 📈📉Whichever side you’re on, share you outlook for the final stretch of 2025 and win prizes!Let's discuss 🎤Predict where the S&P 500 or Nasdaq will move before 2025 ends (no need for exact points!)Name the sector or stock you think will perform best in these final two