Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

securities analysttosecurities trader

A securities analyst already meets 67% of what the securities trader role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From securities analyst
67%
Overlap1
To securities trader
25 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
35.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

67%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35.6/ 100

1 Share of the securities trader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the securities analyst 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.

Why

Why this move works

A securities trader role treats 11 of its required skills as things a securities analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • actuarial science
  • analyse economic trends
  • analyse market financial trends
  • economics
  • financial markets
  • forecast economic trends

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A securities trader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a securities analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advise on investment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor stock market information skills
  • already held perform stock valuation information skills
  • already held forecast economic trends information skills
  • already held develop investment portfolio management skills
  • already held examine credit ratings information skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 11 the securities trader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held offer financial services required
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held provide financial product information optional
  • optional, not held trade securities optional
02 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held financial jurisdiction required
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held tax legislation optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform financial market business required
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
04 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain records of financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held trace financial transactions optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held office software optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a securities 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 25 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 markets knowledge
  • already held forecast economic trends skill
  • already held handle financial transactions skill
  • already held modern portfolio theory knowledge
  • already held monitor stock market skill
  • already held securities knowledge
  • already held stock market knowledge
  • already held advise on financial matters skill
  • already held advise on investment skill
  • already held analyse financial risk skill
  • already held banking activities knowledge
  • already held create a financial plan skill
  • already held develop investment portfolio skill
  • already held examine credit ratings skill
  • already held financial products knowledge
  • already held interpret financial statements skill
  • already held investment analysis knowledge
  • already held obtain financial information skill
  • already held perform stock valuation skill
  • already held review investment portfolios skill
  • already held statistics knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held maintain records of financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
  • optional, not held office software optional
  • optional, not held provide financial product information optional
  • optional, not held tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held trace financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held trade securities optional
17 held skills the securities trader role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Monte Carlo simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role asset management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect financial data skill
  • not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with banking professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role consult credit score skill
  • not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
  • not needed by the target role cryptocurrency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fundamental analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international financial reporting standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role investment banking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with board members skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role quantitative analysis knowledge
4 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 financial jurisdiction required
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held office software optional
  • optional, not held tax legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from securities analyst

Full index of moves from securities analyst

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.