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Stockbroker
The fast pace of the Stock Exchange is an exciting place to spend your days. If you enjoy this kind of excitement consider Stockbroking as a career.
Stockbrokers buy and sell stocks, bonds, and other sorts of investments on behalf of their clients. Clients can be individuals or in some cases Corporations.
As a stockbroker you work under enormous stress as each investment as risk involved. They must work quickly as the markets are prone to fluctuations from day to day and often hour to hour resulting in loss or gain of substantial amounts of money.
They must be good with figures and good at keeping a cool head when working with enormous sums of money. Buying and selling securities, insurance and commodities demands good interpersonal and sales skills and being well-informed about various investment products.
Other areas of employment for stockbrokers are with brokerage firms, banks, primary dealers, large corporations, mutual funds, investment banks, credit rating agencies, stock and commodity exchanges, equity research firms, market regulators and other market intermediaries and institutions.
Stockbrokers may also be self-employed.
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Career Snapshot Stockbroker |
In Demand
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Qualification Required |
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Work Outdoors |
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Maths Required |
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Science Required |
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This is a general guide - it is important to check admission requirements with the various training institutions first because entry requirements may vary.
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