Trader (finance)

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A trader is a person, firm, or entity in finance who buys and sells financial instruments, such as forex, cryptocurrencies, stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives, and mutual funds in the capacity of agent, hedger, arbitrageur, or speculator.[1]

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.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Trader defination".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Street's Weather: Bonus Showers - WSJ.com

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