securities broker
Securities brokers create the connection between the investors and the available investment opportunities. They purchase and sell securities on their clients' behalf, based on their expertise in the financial markets. They monitor the performance of their clients' securities, assessing their stability or speculative tendencies. Securities brokers calculate the securities' price and place orders.
Also called: junior stock broker, financial services sales agent, investment broker, stock salesperson
- 20
- essential skills
- 14
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- stock brokerWhat changes?16 skills in common
- financial brokerWhat changes?12 skills in common
- financial trader11 skills in common
- investment fund managerWhat changes?11 skills in common
- securities underwriter11 skills in common
- stock trader11 skills in common
- investment adviser10 skills in common
- mutual fund broker10 skills in common
Essential skills
20- actuarial science
- advise on financial matters
- analyse financial risk
- analyse market financial trends
- apply technical communication skills
- assess risks of clients' assets
- create a financial plan
- economics
- financial jurisdiction
- financial markets
- financial products
- forecast economic trends
- handle financial transactions
- maintain records of financial transactions
- obtain financial information
- protect client interests
- review investment portfolios
- securities
- stock market
- trade securities
Optional skills
14- accounting
- banking activities
- build business relationships
- communicate with banking professionals
- communicate with customers
- electronic communication
- modern portfolio theory
- operate financial instruments
- perform stock valuation
- provide financial product information
- provide support in financial calculation
- statistics
- tax legislation
- trace financial transactions
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