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# 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)
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## 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 %**
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