financial trader
Financial traders buy and sell financial products such as assets, shares and bonds for private clients, banks or companies. They monitor the financial markets closely and aim to maximise profit and to minimise risk through their transactions.
Also called: financial trading specialist, equity trader, financial trading expert, natural gas financial trader, financial instruments trader, proprietry options trader, quantitative trader, securities trader
- 17
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3311
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
17- actuarial science
- advise on financial matters
- analyse economic trends
- analyse market financial trends
- communicate with customers
- cryptocurrency
- economics
- financial jurisdiction
- financial markets
- financial products
- handle financial transactions
- maintain records of financial transactions
- obtain financial information
- offer financial services
- operate financial instruments
- protect client interests
- provide financial product information
Optional skills
18- advise on investment
- assess risks of clients' assets
- banking activities
- communicate with banking professionals
- create a financial plan
- develop investment portfolio
- forecast economic trends
- fundamental analysis
- investment analysis
- make investment decisions
- manage financial risk
- modern portfolio theory
- monitor stock market
- perform stock valuation
- review investment portfolios
- securities
- stock market
- trade securities
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