Description
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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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
analyse financial riskapply technical communication skillsanalyse economic trendsforecast economic trendsadvise on financial matterstrade foreign currenciesperform financial risk management in international tradeanalyse market financial trendsnegotiate with stakeholdersprotect client interestsmonitor stock marketmaintain records of financial transactionsprovide financial product informationbuild business relationshipsreview investment portfolioscommunicate with banking professionalsperform stock valuationoperate financial instrumentstrace financial transactionshandle financial transactionstrade securities