foreign-exchange-trader/references/profile.md

Occupation profile — foreign exchange trader

• ESCO URI: http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/05a06850-d465-481e-9d68-792d4ad1da3e
• ESCO code: 3311.3.2
• ISCO-08 group: 3311 — Securities and finance dealers and brokers

Description (ESCO)

Foreign exchange traders buy and sell foreign currencies in order to secure a profit on fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. They undertake technical analysis of economic information (market liquidity and volatility ) to predict the future rates of currencies on the foreign exchange market. They trade on their own name or for their employers.

Definition

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Alternative labels

• forex dealer
• foreign exchange handler
• forex handler
• foreign exchange dealer