Trader
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- What's it like to be a Trader?
- How to become a Trader
- Latest Trader jobs
- Top skills and experience for Traders
What's it like to be a Trader?
A Trader, much like an investor, buys and sells financial assets, such as stocks, in order to make money. Their goal is to sell financial assets at a higher price than what they were purchased for, with the aim of building wealth for themselves or the company they work for. To do this, they need to constantly analyse market trends. Traders can work independently, but most work at financial institutions such as brokerages.
Tasks and duties
- Buying and selling financial assets through a market or exchange.
- Building profit for clients and companies.
- Analysing trends, patterns and algorithms in trading.
- Keeping up with trading innovations.
- Developing and implementing effective trading strategies.
- Improving strategies alongside analysts and researchers.
- Monitoring the portfolios of clients.
- Maintaining relationships with clients.
- Complying with trading policies and procedures.
How to become a Trader
You can trade financial assets privately without a qualification, but to become a professional Trader a formal education is required.
Complete a bachelor degree in finance, data science, business or any finance-related field.
Gain experience through an internship, apprenticeship or entry-level trading role at a financial organisation.
