securities trader

Securities traders purchase and sell securities such as stocks, bonds and shares on their own account or on their employers account based on their expertise in the financial markets. They monitor the performance of the securities traded, assessing their stability or speculative tendencies. They record and file all securities transactions and take care of their financial documents.

The most in-demand skills for this role include financial products, cryptocurrency, economics, financial markets, actuarial science, financial jurisdiction. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives securities trader a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.