Occupation Atlassecurities trader
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4bc4170d-f4df-44e4-a3be-394242ae3017
securities trader
Securities traders purchase and sell securities such as stocks, bonds and shares on their own account or on their employers account based on their expertise in the financial markets. They monitor the performance of the securities traded, assessing their stability or speculative tendencies. They record and file all securities transactions and take care of their financial documents.
Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
ECSEnterprising · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising6.08
- C Conventional5.27
- S Social3.07
- I Investigative2.53
- A Artistic1.29
- R Realistic1.26
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (41-3031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- actuarial science
- analyse economic trends
- analyse market financial trends
- communicate with customers
- economics
- financial jurisdiction
- financial markets
- forecast economic trends
- handle financial transactions
- modern portfolio theory
- monitor stock market
- offer financial services
- perform financial market business
- securities
- stock market
- write work-related reports
Optional (22)
- accounting techniques
- advise on financial matters
- advise on investment
- analyse financial risk
- banking activities
- create a financial plan
- develop investment portfolio
- examine credit ratings
- financial products
- interpret financial statements
- investment analysis
- maintain records of financial transactions
- make investment decisions
- obtain financial information
- office software
- perform stock valuation
- provide financial product information
- review investment portfolios
- statistics
- tax legislation
- trace financial transactions
- trade securities
O*NET equivalents
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