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2.2 KiB

Competences — securities trader

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4bc4170d-f4df-44e4-a3be-394242ae3017).

Essential

  • actuarial science (knowledge)
  • analyse economic trends (skill/competence)
  • analyse market financial trends (skill/competence)
  • communicate with customers (skill/competence)
  • economics (knowledge)
  • financial jurisdiction (knowledge)
  • financial markets (knowledge)
  • forecast economic trends (skill/competence)
  • handle financial transactions (skill/competence)
  • modern portfolio theory (knowledge)
  • monitor stock market (skill/competence)
  • offer financial services (skill/competence)
  • perform financial market business (skill/competence)
  • securities (knowledge)
  • stock market (knowledge)
  • write work-related reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • accounting techniques (knowledge)
  • advise on financial matters (skill/competence)
  • advise on investment (skill/competence)
  • analyse financial risk (skill/competence)
  • banking activities (knowledge)
  • create a financial plan (skill/competence)
  • develop investment portfolio (skill/competence)
  • examine credit ratings (skill/competence)
  • financial products (knowledge)
  • interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
  • investment analysis (knowledge)
  • maintain records of financial transactions (skill/competence)
  • make investment decisions (skill/competence)
  • obtain financial information (skill/competence)
  • office software (knowledge)
  • perform stock valuation (skill/competence)
  • provide financial product information (skill/competence)
  • review investment portfolios (skill/competence)
  • statistics (knowledge)
  • tax legislation (knowledge)
  • trace financial transactions (skill/competence)
  • trade securities (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 28 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

Hard skills

  • risk management — 46 %
  • data analysis — 25 %
  • market analysis — 21 %
  • trade execution — 21 %
  • equity trading — 18 %

Responsibilities

  • trade execution — 39 %