Description
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.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
analyse financial riskanalyse economic trendsforecast economic trendstrade foreign currenciesperform financial risk management in international tradehandle financial transactionsanalyse market financial trendsmanage financial riskmonitor stock marketmaintain records of financial transactionsadvise on financial mattersperform stock valuationoperate financial instrumentstrace financial transactionstrade securities