LOCAL TALENT, GLOBAL IMPACT

With the objective of grooming young international trading talent in Singapore , SMU launched the International Trading Track (ITT) in July 2006. ITT is offered as a specialization under the Finance major. SMU undergraduates on the track have the opportunity to explore international trading and related industries as attractive career options. Organisations also achieve a better fit between individuals and their talent needs.

ITT Curriculum

(a) Financial Institution, Instruments & Markets (FNCE 102)
(b) Corporate Reporting & Analysis of Financial Statements (ACCT 201)
(c) Trade Finance (FNCE 310)
(d) Enterprise Risk Management (FNCE 309)
(e) Analysis of Derivatives Securities (FNCE 305)
(f) Shipping Business (TRAD 201)
(g) Law of International Trade (LGST 223)*

*Effect from AY08-09 Term 1 but applicable only for students who are admitted in AY2005-06
onwards. Please refer to SMU Course Catalogue for detailed course outline.

Additional non-credit courses
Additional learning opportunities are offered to ITT students through a range of non-credit courses, such as, but not limited to:

(a) Oil Trading (Non-credit course)
(b) Agri-commodity Trading (Non-credit course)
(c) Emissions Trading (Non-credit course)
(d) Petrochemicals Trading (Non-credit course)
(e) Coal Trading (Non-credit course)

ITT students are required to complete at least 3 Non-credit courses to graduatewith ITT specialisation.

Example: SMU Bachelor of Business Management ( International Trading Track)

 

ITT Programme Supplements

To complement the classroom learning, students will have exciting opportunities to go on Industry Study Missions (ISM) overseas and site visits, attend networking events, ITI Guest Lectures and other seminars, as well as participate in commodity trading simulations. Past Industry Study Missions (ISM) included visits to China, Abu Dhabi & Qatar, Vietnam, Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia.

ITT students are also strongly encouraged to take up internships with organizations in commodity trading and related industries, such as commodity trading firms, banks and brokerages. This offers ITT students the opportunity to explore these industries as attractive career options, while organisations achieve a better fit between individuals and their talent needs.

Some of the organizations where ITT students have done internships include:
ABN AMRO, Bunge Agribusiness, CME, ConocoPhillips, ENOC, ExxonMobil, Glencore Singapore, IE Singapore, JP Morgan, Louis Dreyfus, Liven Agrichem, Neptune Orient Lines, Trafigura, Tri-Marine, Toepfer International, Vitol Asia etc.

International Trading Track (ITT) Scholarship
The International Trading Track (ITT) Scholarship offered by ITI Industry Partners is available to full-time SMU undergraduates pursuing ITT prior to their final year of studies.  The scholarship is valued at $10,000 tenable for one year and an ITT Scholar is required to serve an internship with his/her Sponsor.  The application and selection process for ITT Scholarship is usually held in January/February each year.  For more details, please click here .

ITT Admission Exercise
The ITT Admission Exercise is open to fu ll-time SMU undergraduates intending to major in Finance and who are entering their 3rd year of studies. They should also have a strong interest in physical commodities trading and finance.

To help SMU students find out more about international and commodity trading as a career option, ITI usually organizes an ITT info session prior to the ITT Admission Exercise. The objective of the info session is to introduce international and commodities trading as a premier career option and how the undergraduate track – Finance Major (International Trading Track) would equip you with the right skills and network to enter the international and commodities trading sector. The ITT info session features speakers from ITI Industry Partners who share their insights into the commodity business, dispel some of the myths of a trader's life, the career possibilities and their own personal experiences in the industry.