# Competences — financial trader

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/60bc7374-9fa1-4bbd-b936-2676fca0bfb6).

## Essential

- **actuarial science** (knowledge)
- **advise on financial matters** (skill/competence)
- **analyse economic trends** (skill/competence)
- **analyse market financial trends** (skill/competence)
- **communicate with customers** (skill/competence)
- **cryptocurrency** (knowledge)
- **economics** (knowledge)
- **financial jurisdiction** (knowledge)
- **financial markets** (knowledge)
- **financial products** (knowledge)
- **handle financial transactions** (skill/competence)
- **maintain records of financial transactions** (skill/competence)
- **obtain financial information** (skill/competence)
- **offer financial services** (skill/competence)
- **operate financial instruments** (skill/competence)
- **protect client interests** (skill/competence)
- **provide financial product information** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on investment (skill/competence)
- assess risks of clients' assets (skill/competence)
- banking activities (knowledge)
- communicate with banking professionals (skill/competence)
- create a financial plan (skill/competence)
- develop investment portfolio (skill/competence)
- forecast economic trends (skill/competence)
- fundamental analysis (knowledge)
- investment analysis (knowledge)
- make investment decisions (skill/competence)
- manage financial risk (skill/competence)
- modern portfolio theory (knowledge)
- monitor stock market (skill/competence)
- perform stock valuation (skill/competence)
- review investment portfolios (skill/competence)
- securities (knowledge)
- stock market (knowledge)
- trade securities (skill/competence)
