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foreign exchange trader

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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.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

financial jurisdictionforeign valutaeconomicsfinancial marketscommercial lawbanking activitiesaccountingsecuritiesfinancial productsstock marketinternational commercial transactions rulesactuarial sciencestatisticsinternational trade

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

Data Source: ESCO v1.2.1 Classification · European Commission

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EUPortugal GovAmadora City

Incubated by

Amadora InovaIAPMEI

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