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3.9 KiB

Competences — securities broker

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c0463fbe-7914-48ac-84ec-abaee1a7f292).

Essential

  • actuarial science (knowledge)
  • advise on financial matters (skill/competence)
  • analyse financial risk (skill/competence)
  • analyse market financial trends (skill/competence)
  • apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
  • assess risks of clients' assets (skill/competence)
  • create a financial plan (skill/competence)
  • economics (knowledge)
  • financial jurisdiction (knowledge)
  • financial markets (knowledge)
  • financial products (knowledge)
  • forecast economic trends (skill/competence)
  • handle financial transactions (skill/competence)
  • maintain records of financial transactions (skill/competence)
  • obtain financial information (skill/competence)
  • protect client interests (skill/competence)
  • review investment portfolios (skill/competence)
  • securities (knowledge)
  • stock market (knowledge)
  • trade securities (skill/competence)

Optional

  • accounting (knowledge)
  • banking activities (knowledge)
  • build business relationships (skill/competence)
  • communicate with banking professionals (skill/competence)
  • communicate with customers (skill/competence)
  • electronic communication (knowledge)
  • modern portfolio theory (knowledge)
  • operate financial instruments (skill/competence)
  • perform stock valuation (skill/competence)
  • provide financial product information (skill/competence)
  • provide support in financial calculation (skill/competence)
  • statistics (knowledge)
  • tax legislation (knowledge)
  • trace financial transactions (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • market analysis — 50 %
  • business development — 33 %
  • client relationship management — 33 %
  • investment strategy development — 33 %
  • trade execution — 33 %
  • portfolio monitoring — 17 %
  • problem solving — 17 %
  • relationship building — 17 %
  • options trading — 17 %
  • portfolio management — 17 %
  • risk assessment — 17 %
  • sales — 17 %
  • client relationship building — 17 %
  • account management — 17 %
  • equity trading — 17 %
  • financial analysis — 17 %
  • financial guidance — 17 %
  • market research — 17 %
  • financial planning — 17 %
  • financial product knowledge — 17 %
  • fixed income trading — 17 %
  • data analysis — 17 %
  • institutional sales — 17 %
  • investment advice — 17 %

Methods

  • contemporary sales strategy — 17 %
  • b2b sales tactics — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • client book management — 33 %
  • client relationship building — 33 %
  • regulatory compliance — 33 %
  • relationship maintenance — 17 %
  • research assistance — 17 %
  • trade execution — 17 %
  • trade material preparation — 17 %
  • transaction follow-up — 17 %
  • portfolio management — 17 %
  • order book management — 17 %
  • order execution — 17 %
  • building client relationships — 17 %
  • new business development — 17 %
  • new business generation — 17 %
  • opening business — 17 %
  • sofr options trade facilitation — 17 %
  • closing business — 17 %
  • compliance adherence — 17 %
  • client communication — 17 %
  • crafting investment strategies — 17 %
  • financial needs assessment — 17 %
  • investment plan implementation — 17 %
  • desk analytics contribution — 17 %
  • guiding financial decisions — 17 %
  • market awareness maintenance — 17 %
  • market commentary — 17 %
  • market monitoring — 17 %