Trader (finance)
A trader is a person or entity, in finance, who buys and sells financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives, and mutual funds in the capacity of agent, hedger, arbitrageur, or speculator.
| Financial markets |
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| Bond market |
| Stock market |
| Other markets |
| Over-the-counter (off-exchange) |
| Trading |
| Related areas |
Duties and types
Traders buy and sell financial instruments traded in the stock markets, derivatives markets and commodity markets, comprising the stock exchanges, derivatives exchanges, and the commodities exchanges. Several categories and designations for diverse kinds of traders are found in finance, including:
Income
According to the Wall Street Journal in 2004, a managing director convertible bond trader was earning between $700,000 and $900,000 on average.[1]
See also
References
External links
Trading at Wikibooks
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