Margin Call

Khim Khor - COO & Executive Director, GO Markets


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Khim Khor (@KhimKhor) is GO Markets' COO and Executive Director. He started out as a Sales Manager for the Asia business, just when this new demographic was opening up for the CFD/Forex industry. Five years later he stands as COO and an integral part of the GO Markets team, with a unique perspective on Asia. A lifelong student of Economics, Khim has always had a penchant for understanding how markets work and of course his love for sambal.

This is a great episode where we cover:

  • Sambal, and growing up in Malaysia
  • His time and role at GO Markets
  • The Asia market
  • Trading & gambling in Asia compared to Australia
  • Asian investor perspective
  • USA & China trade relations
  • What sitcom best resembles Go Markets office

SHOW NOTES

01:33 - Introduction

02:55 - Sambal, and growing up in Malaysia

05:26 - Background and how he got into Forex

07:10 - Modular housing

08:33 - How he came to Australia

09:26 - Lessons learnt from his parents

10:07 - His time and role at GO Markets

13:52 - The Asia market

16:44 - Trading in Asia compared to Australia, gambling

20:30 - Asian investor perspective

22:56 - USA & China trade relations

29:07 - What sitcom best resembles Go Markets office

29:58 - Daily routine

30:21 - Best purchase under $200

31:34 - Favourite movie

31:46 - If he could have a billboard anywhere in Australia

LINKS (IN ORDER OF EPISODE)

  • Khim on LinkedIn
  • Penang
  • Reserve Bank of Australia
  • Modular housing
  • University of Tasmania
  • Pepperstone
  • Donald Trump
  • Xi Jinping
  • Communist Party of China
  • Salami tactics
  • How Not to Be Wrong, by Jordan Ellenberg
  • The Big Short
...more
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