Table 1Transition record

commodity tradertostock trader

A commodity trader already meets 50% of what the stock trader role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From commodity trader

50%

Overlap1

To stock trader

13 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

49.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.2

This move: 49.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the stock trader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the commodity trader profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stock trader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a commodity trader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held trading software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held forecast economic trends information skills
already held analyse economic trends information skills
already held trace financial transactions information skills
already held financial jurisdiction business, administration and law
already held financial markets business, administration and law

All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the stock trader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held asset management required
required, not held modern portfolio theory required
required, not held securities required
required, not held stock market required

optional, not held cryptocurrency optional
optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
optional, not held holding company activities optional
optional, not held accounting optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

02 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held perform stock valuation required

optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
optional, not held maintain financial records optional
optional, not held obtain financial information optional
optional, not held synthesise financial information optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held trade securities required

optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held provide financial product information optional

04 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held create a financial plan optional
optional, not held develop investment portfolio optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a stock trader role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held actuarial science knowledge
already held analyse economic trends skill
already held analyse market financial trends skill
already held economics knowledge
already held financial jurisdiction knowledge
already held financial markets knowledge
already held financial products knowledge
already held forecast economic trends skill
already held handle financial transactions skill
already held trading software knowledge
already held banking activities knowledge
already held statistics knowledge
already held trace financial transactions skill

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held cryptocurrency optional
optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
optional, not held holding company activities optional
optional, not held accounting optional
optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held create a financial plan optional
optional, not held develop investment portfolio optional
optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held maintain financial records optional
optional, not held obtain financial information optional
optional, not held provide financial product information optional
optional, not held synthesise financial information optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

14 held skills the stock trader role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
not needed by the target role international business knowledge
not needed by the target role international commercial transactions rules knowledge
not needed by the target role international trade knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain records of financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role negotiate buying conditions skill
not needed by the target role negotiate price skill
not needed by the target role negotiate sale of commodities skill
not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role operate financial instruments skill
not needed by the target role perform financial risk management in international trade skill

10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held asset management required
required, not held modern portfolio theory required
required, not held securities required
required, not held stock market required
optional, not held cryptocurrency optional
optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
optional, not held holding company activities optional
optional, not held accounting optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from commodity trader

Full index of moves from commodity trader

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.