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Where a securities trader can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a securities trader already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Securities traders purchase and sell securities such as stocks, bonds and shares on their own account or on their employers account based on their expertise in the financial markets. They monitor the performance of the securities traded, assessing their stability or speculative tendencies. They record and file all securities transactions and take care of their financial documents.

Also known as securities sales agent, securities sales director, securities teller, securities sales directors, securities tellers, securities sales agents, securities clerks, securities clerk.

Technicians and associate professionals 38 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: stock trader, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from securities trader, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a securities trader already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A securities trader needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

perform financial market business management skills
offer financial services communication, collaboration and creativity
monitor stock market information skills
forecast economic trends information skills
modern portfolio theory business, administration and law
stock market business, administration and law
analyse economic trends information skills
financial jurisdiction business, administration and law
financial markets business, administration and law
actuarial science natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a securities trader does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Securities trader is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a securities trader’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.