Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

securities underwritertoforeign exchange broker

A securities underwriter already meets 75% of what the foreign exchange broker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From securities underwriter
75%
Overlap1
To foreign exchange broker
26 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
26.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 26.8

This move: 26.8 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the foreign exchange broker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the securities underwriter profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A foreign exchange broker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a securities underwriter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate financial instruments management skills
  • already held trade securities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor stock market information skills
  • already held perform stock valuation information skills
  • already held forecast economic trends information skills
  • already held stock market business, administration and law

All 26 carried skills, including the 10 the foreign exchange broker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held foreign valuta required
  • optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
  • optional, not held accounting optional
  • optional, not held international trade optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held trade foreign currencies required
  • optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held provide financial product information optional
  • optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held perform financial risk management in international trade required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a foreign exchange broker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on financial matters skill
  • already held analyse economic trends skill
  • already held analyse financial risk skill
  • already held analyse market financial trends skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held commercial law knowledge
  • already held economics knowledge
  • already held financial jurisdiction knowledge
  • already held financial markets knowledge
  • already held forecast economic trends skill
  • already held actuarial science knowledge
  • already held banking activities knowledge
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held communicate with banking professionals skill
  • already held financial products knowledge
  • already held handle financial transactions skill
  • already held maintain records of financial transactions skill
  • already held monitor stock market skill
  • already held operate financial instruments skill
  • already held perform stock valuation skill
  • already held protect client interests skill
  • already held securities knowledge
  • already held statistics knowledge
  • already held stock market knowledge
  • already held trace financial transactions skill
  • already held trade securities skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
  • optional, not held accounting optional
  • optional, not held international trade optional
  • optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held provide financial product information optional
  • optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
7 held skills the foreign exchange broker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess risks of clients' assets skill
  • not needed by the target role create a financial plan skill
  • not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
  • not needed by the target role manage securities skill
  • not needed by the target role provide support in financial calculation skill
  • not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held foreign valuta required
  • optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
  • optional, not held accounting optional
  • optional, not held international trade optional
Index
Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.