Stock broker / trader
high variance income
- Remote
- Varies
- Qualification
- Typically Bachelor of Banking and Insurance (BBI).
What the work involves
Day to day
Executing trades for clients or on your own account, monitoring positions and managing risk. Client-facing broking also involves advising and building a book; proprietary trading is you against the market.
Who this suits
Fit
People with genuine market interest, quick decision-making and the emotional discipline to follow a system when it is losing. Rewards are strongly performance-linked.
The honest reality
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Income is volatile and, in proprietary trading, can be negative. Most people who trade their own capital lose money over time. Broking margins have collapsed under discount platforms, and the stress is continuous during market hours.
How you get there
Step by step
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2 years Step 1Finish school
Class 12 with Commerce, or any stream
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Step 2Qualify
Complete Banking, insurance & actuarial.
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Step 3Enter the field
Typical first position: Stock broker / trader.
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Step 4Build and specialise Optional
Move into management, or add a professional qualification.
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You are hereStock broker / trader
Everything above leads here. The steps marked optional can be skipped or taken later — they change how fast you arrive, not whether you can.
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