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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)

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 %