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foreign-exchange-trader Occupational skill for the role 'foreign exchange trader' (also: forex dealer, foreign exchange handler, forex handler, foreign exchange dealer). Use when the user asks for typical foreign exchange trader work such as: typical foreign exchange trader responsibilities

Foreign Exchange Trader

Foreign exchange traders buy and sell foreign currencies in order to secure a profit on fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. They undertake technical analysis of economic information (market liquidity and volatility ) to predict the future rates of currencies on the foreign exchange market. They trade on their own name or for their employers.

Core workflow

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • analyse economic trends
  • analyse financial risk
  • analyse market financial trends
  • commercial law
  • economics
  • financial jurisdiction
  • financial markets
  • forecast economic trends
  • foreign valuta
  • handle financial transactions
  • manage financial risk
  • perform financial risk management in international trade
  • trade foreign currencies

Hot technologies

  • C++
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Windows

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/05a06850-d465-481e-9d68-792d4ad1da3e), ONET 30.3 (41-3031.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*