Occupation Atlasenergy trader
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1f305576-f57c-42c7-a139-728c72393cd4
energy trader
Energy traders sell or buy shares of energy, sometimes from different sources. They analyse the energy market and investigate trends in prices to decide when to buy or sell shares and ensure the most profit. They make calculations, and write reports on energy trades procedures, and make predictions on the development of the market.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
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.
- analyse energy market trends
- create a financial plan
- economics
- energy market
- financial products
- forecast energy prices
- handle financial transactions
- investment analysis
- maintain financial records
- manage financial risk
- market analysis
- monitor stock market
- obtain financial information
- operate financial instruments
- stock market
- trade securities
Optional (15)
- analyse economic trends
- communicate with customers
- electricity market
- energy conservation
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- financial jurisdiction
- gas market
- handle financial disputes
- mathematics
- modern portfolio theory
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- provide support in financial calculation
- review investment portfolios
- review meteorological forecast data
- state estimation
O*NET equivalents
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