“Dapat ba ituro ang forex trading sa eskwela?”
Here are my thoughts on this and this covers not only forex trading but trading as a whole:
Agree naman ako subject to certain conditions:
1. Foundations like STEM, Economics, Finance ay meron na sa high school if I’m not mistaken.
Ang problema lang is how we “laugh” at smart or overachievers. How we “smart-shame” those who excel. Kasi nerdy, portray na laging nakasalamin, introvert, etc pero ang totoo pwede kang beauty queen, extrovert, dancer pero magaling pala sa Math.
Kumbaga sa pre-law subjects, meron ng Philosophy. Sa medicine, meron ng Biology at Zoology. We actually have “foundational subjects” in place.
The best way to gauge which subjects are actually useful in trading is to look at actual job posts hiring a trader.
Ang requirements ngayon may background sa Finance, Engineering, Math. Marunong magprogram gaya ng Python or R. Sa ibang bansa po tinuturuan na kahit pre-school pa lang ng basic coding at programming.
Siguro above anything else, ihabol muna natin ang quality education sa Pilipinas bago ganitong initiative.
2. Align muna natin ano objectives? Personally I suggest personal finance muna bago trading.
Sa ngayon kasi reading comprehension bumabagsak na.
Major population in the Philippines remains unbanked. Siguro unahin muna natin turuan makapag-ipon mga bata. Even unbanked adults, lalo na sa mga probinsya.
I strongly suggest that every newborn Filipino will be given a bank account. MK po para sa Senado. Haha
Turuan muna natin appreciate ang PERA bill which is meant to be a retirement fund.
Turuan muna natin umiwas sa mga gambling apps at online sugal o sabong.
Turuan muna natin tamang paghawak ng pera.
Turuan muna natin bawat Pilipino about bonds, digital banks, savings and checking accounts.
Turuan muna natin ano ang rugpulls sa crypto, phishing sites ng “wallets” at iba’t-ibang panlalamang ng kapwa gaya ng crypto projects na biglang naglalaho haha.
Hindi man lahat maging trader, maging maayos lang magmanage ng pera ay okay na.
3. Siguro bago estudyante, turuan muna ang mentors. Kasi sino magtuturo if mismong mentor ay hindi nagtetrade.
Ang emphasis ng private trading firms ay RISK MANAGEMENT. Hangga’t hindi pumapasok sa utak ng trader ‘yan, sugal lang ang trading results. Tsambahan lang ang trading.
4. Personally speaking, high school at college ang best avenues to teach trading.
Nung college ako natuto magtrade. Ex-Wall Street trader ang prof ko nun at isang investment banker naman sa Switzerland/Austria ‘yung isa ko pang prof. Sumasali ako sa trading competitions sa PSE dati.
5. Appreciate natin lahat ng trabaho – trading man o non-trading. Lahat may purpose sa mundo.
Hindi best job ang trading. Let’s be careful na baka maging “selling point” na naman ang milyun-milyon na kitaan.
Instead, appreciate natin na DISCIPLINE ang best trait na maituturo ng trading – o kahit ano pa mang work o hobby sa mundo.
Hindi lahat kailangan maging trader.
Pero I believe every Filipino needs to be a good manager of his or her finances!
Original article written on 17 May 2025
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