# 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) ## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 39 ads, as of 2026-07-11) Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs. ### Hard skills - risk management — **46 %** - market analysis — **23 %** - data analysis — **21 %**