The Business Times – Grasshopper leaps to new paradigm

Veteran trader John Lin knows a thing or two about the long road to success in the financial industry.

In 2005, Singapore Exchange closed its last remaining derivative pit, going fully electronic. That was a significant turning point for many traders – switching from colourful trading jackets, shouting bids and offers, fast and furious hand-signals to the cold, digital efficiency of a mouse-click, and then lines of code.

Read more at The Business Times.

Also featured by The Straits Times.