Financial trader
Code 3311.3
Financial traders buy and sell financial products such as assets, shares and bonds for private clients, banks or companies. They monitor the financial markets closely and aim to maximise profit and to minimise risk through their transactions.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- actuarial science
- financial jurisdiction
- economics
- financial markets
- financial products
Skills and competences
- analyse economic trends
- analyse market financial trends
- communicate with customers
- obtain financial information
- offer financial services
- operate financial instruments
- protect client interests
Transversal competences
- advise on financial matters
- provide financial product information
- handle financial transactions
- maintain records of financial transactions
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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