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From securities trader to securities underwriter

10 of the 14 essential skills of a securities underwriter are already essential for a securities trader — about 71% of the job, before you learn anything new.

These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.

10
skills carry over
4
would be new
71%
of the target job covered
14
essential skills of a securities underwriter

What a securities underwriter does

Securities underwriters administer the distribution activities of new securities from a business company. They work in close connection with the issuing body of the securities in order to establish the price and buys and sells them to other investors. They receive underwriting fees from their issuing clients.

What would be new

4 skills

Essential for a securities underwriter and not for a securities trader. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.

Other moves from securities trader

2 roles

securities tradersecurities underwriterThe other way round

Counted from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Occupations are compared on their essential skills only.

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How far are you from being a securities underwriter?

MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.