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Overview
Financial traders buy and sell financial products such as shares, bonds and other assets for clients, banks or companies while following market movements closely.
In job descriptions, look for securities trading, market analysis, investment decisions, portfolio review, financial risk, transaction records, client communication and financial product information.
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Financial trader work is tied to fast market information, orders and risk limits. The role can involve shares, bonds, derivatives or other instruments, with decisions recorded clearly for clients, banks or internal desks.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include market analysis, securities trading, investment reasoning, portfolio review, customer communication and disciplined handling of financial transactions. Accuracy matters because orders move through live markets.
Salary context
Salary context depends on traded products, desk responsibility, client exposure, decision authority, risk limits, working hours and how directly the role is tied to trading outcomes.
Career paths
Paths can move toward senior trading desks, portfolio work, risk management, investment analysis, client advisory work or specialist trading in a product area.
Good to know
Check adverts for asset classes, trading systems, client type, risk controls, reporting duties, portfolio responsibility and whether the role makes decisions or supports execution.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for financial trader work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Security and commodity contracts brokerage
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include securities broker, financial broker and securities trader.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 1
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
41-3031.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
66.12Security and commodity contracts brokerage
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Securities and finance dealers and brokers (3311)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/60bc7374-9fa1-4bbd-b936-2676fca0bfb6 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3311.3 |
| ISCO group | 3311 |
| Concept type | Occupation |