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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name: foreign-exchange-broker
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'foreign exchange broker' (also: forex trader, broker in foreign exchange, forex broker, fx broker). Use when the user asks for typical foreign exchange broker work such as: Make bids or offers to buy or sell securities.; Monitor markets or positions.; Agree on buying or selling prices at optimal levels for clients."
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# Foreign Exchange Broker
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Foreign exchange brokers buy and sell foreign currencies on behalf of their clients in order to secure a profit on fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. They undertake technical analysis of economic information such as market liquidity and volatility, to predict the future rates of currencies on the foreign exchange market.
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## Core workflow
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1. Make bids or offers to buy or sell securities.
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2. Monitor markets or positions.
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3. Agree on buying or selling prices at optimal levels for clients.
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4. Keep accurate records of transactions.
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5. Buy or sell stocks, bonds, commodity futures, foreign currencies, or other securities on behalf of investment dealers.
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6. Complete sales order tickets and submit for processing of client-requested transactions.
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7. Report all positions or trading results.
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8. Interview clients to determine clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, or financial objectives.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- advise on financial matters
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- analyse economic trends
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- analyse financial risk
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- analyse market financial trends
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- apply technical communication skills
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- commercial law
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- economics
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- financial jurisdiction
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- financial markets
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- forecast economic trends
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- foreign valuta
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- perform financial risk management in international trade
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- trade foreign currencies
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## Hot technologies
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- The MathWorks MATLAB
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- Salesforce software
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- Microsoft Access
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- Microsoft Visual Basic
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- Microsoft SharePoint
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- Microsoft Outlook
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- Oracle PeopleSoft
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- SAP software
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- C++
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- Oracle Java
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fadb09c5-db84-4240-9fd6-68b4c0abeed5), O*NET 30.3 (41-3031.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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