Grain trader vs registered sales assistant

Differences between grain trader and registered sales assistant duties and responsibilities

Grain trader example responsibilities.

• Communicate with brokers to ensure accurate allocations for futures, foreign exchange, and equities between separately manage accounts.
• Purchase and sell physical commodities in order to capitalize on arbitrage opportunities between various locations, markets and commodities.
• Automate the trade allocation and reconciliation procedures using VBA programming which is leveraged to systematically detect any trade breaks or discrepancies.
• Make markets electronically in CME commodity option markets.

Registered sales assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage numerous, highly confidential details for retirement plan deals from start to finish including meticulous preparation of PowerPoint presentations.
• Maintain require NASD regulatory files and compliance manuals.
• Evaluate annuities for future cash flows to determine suitability and to maximize income.
• Trade equities, fix income, and options through computer systems and trading desks.
• Provide stock quotes to clients and enter orders for equities and mutual fund trades.
• Prioritize and execute multiple objectives, projects, or tasks simultaneously while adhering to the firm and FINRA policies and objectives.
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