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From stock trader to securities broker

11 of the 20 essential skills of a securities broker are already essential for a stock trader — about 55% of the job, before you learn anything new.

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
9
would be new
55%
of the target job covered
20
essential skills of a securities broker

What a securities broker does

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.

What would be new

9 skills

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

Other moves from stock trader

2 roles

stock tradersecurities brokerThe other way round

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 securities 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.