Day trader vs floor trader

Differences between day trader and floor trader duties and responsibilities

Day trader example responsibilities.

• Day-Trade stocks on the NASDAQ and NYSE, and achieve positive returns through an analysis of trends base on moving averages.
• Manage business, sales, marketing, international negotiation and communication for a commodities business.
• Trade equities and derivatives for long term investment and short term trading purposes while utilizing proper risk management
• Engage in market speculation of various commodities, rapid scalping of mini futures contracts & ETF's.
• Perform a financial analysis, risk assessment of various publicly trade companies on the NYSE, NASDQ and CME.
• Enter buy/sell orders for NASDAQ stocks
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Floor trader example responsibilities.

• Manage business, sales, marketing, international negotiation and communication for a commodities business.
• Lead arbitrage trader with the highest return on investment.
• Demonstrate outstanding performance and become recognized as one of the top producing firms on the NYSE.
• Facilitate trades, generate commission dollars, and reduce risk for clients by reflecting liquidity on the NYSE to senior traders.
• Automate the trade allocation and reconciliation procedures using VBA programming which is leveraged to systematically detect any trade breaks or discrepancies.
• Integrate into an existing trading pit on the CBOE, illustrating success in new, challenging work environments.