Financial Services - Singapore, , Singapore
The Singapore-based derivatives trading/risk management and IT company in the 90's which provided financial training, capital markets / derivatives trading, investment consultancy and banking system related services to leading banks, corporates, brokerage firms, stock exchanges, futures/options exchanges and central banks over 26 countries covering from Asia, Middle East to Eastern and Central Europe with a 4% global market share in banking systems with many awards.ARMS was the key consultant and assisted the Malaysian Government in setting up KLOFFE and MME, the main futures and options exchanges on stock indices and money markets instruments. ARMS was also a consultant to SIMEX, Taiex, Korea, Philippines and Jakarta Stock Exchanges.ARMS had a successful JV with Perwira Affin Bank based in KL where ARMS' teams of financial engineers and traders set up the IRS and FX options trading desks on a turn-key basis and developed the first IRS (interest rate swap) in Malaysia.ARMS was an early adopter of e-commerce and ARMS's company web site (http://www.armspl.com.sg) was consecutively ranked No.1 finance related web site in the world by IBM back then.ARMS' legacy has generated many prominent diaspora ex-employees, alumni and students working with leading banks and institutions in the Asia Pacific region and many other parts of the world.