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futures-trader Occupational skill for the role 'futures trader' (also: spreader, futures contracts manager, arbitrageur). Use when the user asks for typical futures trader work such as: typical futures trader responsibilities

Futures Trader

Futures traders undertake daily trading activities in the futures trading market by buying and selling futures contracts. They speculate on the futures contracts' direction, trying to make a profit by buying futures contracts they foresee to rise in price and sell contracts they foresee to fall in price.

Core workflow

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • analyse economic trends
  • analyse financial risk
  • analyse market financial trends
  • commercial law
  • economics
  • financial markets
  • forecast economic trends
  • international trade
  • perform financial risk management in international trade
  • trade future commodities

Hot technologies

  • C++
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Windows

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fc81b573-e0ea-4466-8560-c2bb278c314a), ONET 30.3 (41-3031.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*