Securities broker

Code 3311.2.4

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.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • stock market
  • actuarial science
  • financial jurisdiction
  • economics
  • financial markets
  • financial products
  • securities

Skills and competences

  • analyse market financial trends
  • apply technical communication skills
  • assess risks of clients' assets
  • trade securities
  • obtain financial information
  • forecast economic trends
  • create a financial plan
  • protect client interests
  • review investment portfolios

Transversal competences

  • analyse financial risk
  • advise on financial matters
  • handle financial transactions
  • maintain records of financial transactions

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