Profession 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 tendancies. Securities brokers calculate the securities price and place orders. They record and file all securities transactions and take care of their financial documents.

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Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Economics

  Economic principles and practices, financial and commodity markets, banking and the analysis of financial data.

• Actuarial science

  The rules of applying mathematical and statistical techniques to determine potential or existing risks in various industries, such as finance or insurance.

• Financial jurisdiction

  Financial rules and procedures applicable to a certain location, whose regulatory bodies decide on its jurisdiction

• Modern portfolio theory

  The theory of finance that attempts to either maximise the profit of an investment equivalent to the risk taken or to reduce the risk for the expected profit of an investment by judiciously choosing the right combination of financial products.

• Stock market

  The market in which shares of publicly held companies are issued and traded.

• Financial markets

  The financial infrastructure which permits trading securities offered by companies and individuals govern by regulatory financial frameworks.

• Securities

  The financial instruments traded in financial markets representing both the right of property over the owner and at the same time, the obligation of payment over the issuer. The aim of securities which is raising capital and hedging risk in financial markets.

Skills

• Forecast economic trends

  Gather and analyse economic data in order to predict economic trends and events.

• Monitor stock market

  Observe and analyse the stock market and its trends on a daily basis to gather up-to-date information in order to develop investment strategies.

• Handle financial transactions

  Administer currencies, financial exchange activities, deposits as well as company and voucher payments. Prepare and manage guest accounts and take payments by cash, credit card and debit card.

• Write work-related reports

  Compose work-related reports that support effective relationship management and a high standard of documentation and record keeping. Write and present results and conclusions in a clear and intelligible way so they are comprehensible to a non-expert audience.

• Analyse economic trends

  Analyse developments in national or international trade, business relations, banking, and developments in public finance and how these factors interact with one another in a given economic context.

• Offer financial services

  Provide a broad range of financial services to clients such as assistance with financial products, financial planning, insurances, money and investment management.

• Communicate with customers

  Respond to and communicate with customers in the most efficient and appropriate manner to enable them to access the desired products or services, or any other help they may require.

• Analyse market financial trends

  Monitor and forecast the tendencies of a financial market to move in a particular direction over time.

• Perform financial market business

  Perform or monitor business operations on the money market and on the capital market such as the lending or receiving of deposits, swap transactions or short selling.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB