Stockbrokers

Stockbrokers buy and sell stocks and bonds on behalf of clients.

What the job involves

• Obtains information on securities, market conditions, government regulations and financial circumstances of clients

• Interprets data from securities reports, financial periodicals and stock-quotation viewer screens

• Analyses financial markets and financial market products

• Provides information and offers advice on financial market matters and market conditions, as well as the history and prospects of corporations

• Executes buy and sell orders in the market place on behalf of clients

• Relays trade information to clients such as the number of contracts bought and sold and the price

• Monitors stock prices and market changes, and bids for securities and bonds

• Records and transmits buy and sell orders

• Calculates and records costs of transactions