Me & My Money: Finance industry exec tackles market shocks with options

Mr Gavin Chia says Singapore client assets increased by over 50 per cent in the third quarter of last year. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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SINGAPORE - Many investors might have felt they had few options when the pandemic hit but finance industry executive Gavin Chia made sure he had plenty of them.

In his case, they were stock options - the right to buy or sell shares at a pre-set price - and they have proved a key element in his strategy over the past two years.

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