securities tradertostock trader
A securities trader already meets 80% of what the stock trader role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
80%
22.9/ 100
1 Share of the stock trader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the securities 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.
Why this move works
A stock trader role treats 14 of its required skills as things a securities trader already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- actuarial science
- analyse economic trends
- analyse market financial trends
- economics
- financial jurisdiction
- financial markets
What stands in the way is 2 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 24 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 securities trader background worth leading with.
- already held trade securities communication, collaboration and creativity
- 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
- already held provide financial product information communication, collaboration and creativity
All 24 carried skills, including the 14 the stock trader role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 9 missing skills fall into 3 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.
- required, not held asset management 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
- required, not held trading software required
- optional, not held maintain financial records optional
- optional, not held synthesise financial information optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 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 · The rest of the record
All 24 skills that carry over
- 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 modern portfolio theory knowledge
- already held perform stock valuation skill
- already held securities knowledge
- already held stock market knowledge
- already held trade securities skill
- already held advise on financial matters 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 obtain financial information skill
- already held provide financial product information skill
- already held statistics knowledge
- already held tax legislation knowledge
- already held trace financial transactions skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not 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 maintain financial records optional
- optional, not held synthesise financial information optional
14 held skills the stock trader role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on investment skill
- not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
- not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain records of financial transactions skill
- not needed by the target role make investment decisions skill
- not needed by the target role monitor stock market skill
- not needed by the target role offer financial services skill
- not needed by the target role office software knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform financial market business skill
- not needed by the target role review investment portfolios skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held trading software required
- required, not held asset management 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
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.