Financial broker

Code 3311.2

Financial brokers undertake financial market activities on behalf of their clients. They monitor securities, financial documentation of their clients, market trends and conditions and other legal requirements. They plan buying and selling activities and calculate transactions costs.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • actuarial science
  • financial jurisdiction
  • economics
  • financial products
  • securities

Skills and competences

  • analyse market financial trends
  • apply technical communication skills
  • manage financial risk
  • trade securities
  • obtain financial information
  • create a financial plan
  • protect client interests

Transversal competences

  • advise on financial matters
  • maintain financial records
  • provide financial product information
  • synthesise financial information

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences