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name: stock-trader
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'stock trader' (also: equity trader, stock exchange floor trader, investment dealer). Use when the user asks for typical stock trader work such as: typical stock trader responsibilities"
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# Stock Trader

Stock traders use their technical expertise of financial markets performance to advise and make recommendations to asset managers or shareholders for a profitable investment strategy, keeping in mind the company’s performance. They use stock market trading operations and deal with a wide array of taxes, commissions and fiscal obligations. Stock traders buy and sell bonds, stocks, futures and shares in hedge funds. They perform detailed micro- and macroeconomic and industry specific technical analysis.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- actuarial science
- analyse economic trends
- analyse market financial trends
- asset management
- economics
- financial jurisdiction
- financial markets
- financial products
- forecast economic trends
- handle financial transactions
- modern portfolio theory
- perform stock valuation
- securities
- stock market
- trade securities

## Hot technologies

- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Word
- SAP software

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3b6d4443-4518-4fb3-ae44-188a958e328d), O*NET 30.3 (11-3031.03, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*