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From foreign exchange trader to foreign exchange broker

11 of the 13 essential skills of a foreign exchange broker are already essential for a foreign exchange trader — about 85% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from foreign exchange trader in the whole taxonomy.

These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.

11
skills carry over
2
would be new
85%
of the target job covered
13
essential skills of a foreign exchange broker

What a foreign exchange broker does

Foreign exchange brokers buy and sell foreign currencies on behalf of their clients in order to secure a profit on fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. They undertake technical analysis of economic information such as market liquidity and volatility, to predict the future rates of currencies on the foreign exchange market.

What would be new

2 skills

Essential for a foreign exchange broker and not for a foreign exchange trader. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.

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Counted from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Occupations are compared on their essential skills only.

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How far are you from being a foreign exchange broker?

MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.