# Competences — stock trader

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3b6d4443-4518-4fb3-ae44-188a958e328d).

## Essential

- **actuarial science** (knowledge)
- **analyse economic trends** (skill/competence)
- **analyse market financial trends** (skill/competence)
- **asset management** (knowledge)
- **economics** (knowledge)
- **financial jurisdiction** (knowledge)
- **financial markets** (knowledge)
- **financial products** (knowledge)
- **forecast economic trends** (skill/competence)
- **handle financial transactions** (skill/competence)
- **modern portfolio theory** (knowledge)
- **perform stock valuation** (skill/competence)
- **securities** (knowledge)
- **stock market** (knowledge)
- **trade securities** (skill/competence)
- **trading software** (knowledge)

## Optional

- accounting (knowledge)
- advise on financial matters (skill/competence)
- banking activities (knowledge)
- create a financial plan (skill/competence)
- cryptocurrency (knowledge)
- develop investment portfolio (skill/competence)
- examine credit ratings (skill/competence)
- fundamental analysis (knowledge)
- funding methods (knowledge)
- holding company activities (knowledge)
- maintain financial records (skill/competence)
- obtain financial information (skill/competence)
- provide financial product information (skill/competence)
- statistics (knowledge)
- synthesise financial information (skill/competence)
- tax legislation (knowledge)
- trace financial transactions (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 25 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

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

### Hard skills

- risk management — **76 %**
- equity trading — **28 %**
- market analysis — **24 %**
- trade execution — **20 %**

### Responsibilities

- trade execution — **32 %**

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