Financial Dealers
Snapshot
Financial Dealers conduct financial market transactions on behalf of clients.
| Job stats | |
|---|---|
| How many are employed in this occupation? | 31400 |
| What are the average weekly earnings for full time workers ($ before tax)? | $1519 |
| How does unemployment compare with other occupations? | average |
| What is the vacancy level for this occupation? | moderate |
| What are the job prospects for this occupation? | good |
Tasks
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying 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
Job Titles
- Financial Market Dealer
- Futures Trader
- Stockbroking Dealer
- Financial Dealers