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Financial trader
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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.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Obtaining information about the financial circumstances of customers and companies in which investments may be made;
(b) Analysing market trends for securities, bonds, stocks and other financial instruments, including foreign exchange;
(c) Informing prospective customers about market conditions and prospects;
(d) Advising on and participating in the negotiation of terms for, and organization of, loans and placement of stocks and bonds in the financial market to raise capital for customers;
(e) Recording and transmitting buy and sell orders for securities, stocks, bonds or other financial instruments and for foreign exchange for future or immediate delivery.
Knowledge
- Finance, banking and insurance
- Economics
- Statistics
Digital competencies
- Providing financial advice
- Communicating with colleagues and clients
- Performing risk analysis and management
- Executing financial transactions
- Monitoring financial and economic resources and activity
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Supporting others
- Processing information, ideas and concepts
- Taking a proactive approach
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Technicians and associate professionals
Business and administration associate professionals
Financial and mathematical associate professionals
Securities and finance dealers and brokers
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Securities and finance dealers and brokers
58
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
69,05%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-33,33% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
89,66%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
15,52%
Part-time contracts
1,05% Turnover index
186
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-2%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Business and administration associate professionals
61%
39%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Business and administration associate professionals
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Financial and mathematical associate professionals
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Securities and finance dealers and brokers
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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