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Financial broker

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Broker Finance adviser Finance broker Financial broker Financial services adviser Financial services broker Financial services manager

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.

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

  • Preparing financial documents, records, reports, or budgets
  • Providing financial advice
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients
  • Executing financial transactions

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
  • 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%

Men
Women

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

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

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

No experience
13%
Less than 1 year
32%
Between 1 and 2 years
9%
Between 2 and 4 years
16%
Between 4 and 8 years
3%
More than 8 years
27%
Administrative and support service activities
33%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
17%
Financial and insurance activities
11%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
7%
Others
24%

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.