Financial Dealers Nec

Overview

This occupation group covers Financial Dealers not elsewhere classified. Registration or licensing may be required. Occupations include: Equities Analyst

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Tasks

• obtaining information on securities, market conditions, government regulations and financial circumstances of clients
• interpreting data from securities reports, financial periodicals and stock-quotation viewer screens
• analysing financial markets and financial market products
• providing information and offering advice on financial market matters, market conditions and the history and prospects of corporations
• executing buy and sell orders in the market place on behalf of clients
• relaying trade information to clients such as the number of contracts bought and sold and the price
• monitoring futures prices and market changes, and bidding for commodity futures contracts
• recording and transmitting buy and sell orders
• calculating and recording costs of transactions

Related Occupations

• Financial Market Dealer
• Futures Trader
• Stockbroking Dealer