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Broker :
Perform
clerical duties involving the purchase
or sale of securities. Duties include
writing orders for stock purchases and
sales, computing transfer taxes,
verifying stock transactions, accepting
and delivering securities, tracking
stock price fluctuations, computing
equity, distributing dividends, and
keeping records of daily transactions
and holdings.
Occupation
Specific Tasks:
The tasks listed below are typical task
statements that are commonly required
for the occupation you selected.
Task
Description
| Compute
total holdings, dividends, interest,
transfer taxes, brokerage fees,
and commissions, and allocate appropriate
payments to customers. |
| Correspond
with customers and confer with coworkers
in order to answer inquiries, discuss
market fluctuations, and resolve
account problems. |
| File,
type, and operate standard office
machines. |
| Monitor
daily stock prices, and compute
fluctuations in order to determine
the need for additional collateral
to secure loans. |
| Prepare
forms, such as receipts, withdrawal
orders, transmittal papers, and
transfer confirmations, based on
transaction requests from stockholders. |
| Prepare
reports summarizing daily transactions
and earnings for individual customer
accounts. |
| Record
and document security transactions,
such as purchases, sales, conversions,
redemptions, and payments, using
computers, accounting ledgers, and
certificate records. |
| Schedule
and coordinate transfer and delivery
of security certificates between
companies, departments, and customers. |
| Verify
ownership and transaction information
and dividend distribution instructions
to ensure conformance with governmental
regulations, using stock records
and reports. |
| Compute
total holdings, dividends, interest,
transfer taxes, brokerage fees,
and commissions, and allocate appropriate
payments to customers. |
| Correspond
with customers and confer with coworkers
in order to answer inquiries, discuss
market fluctuations, and resolve
account problems. |
| File,
type, and operate standard office
machines. |
| Monitor
daily stock prices, and compute
fluctuations in order to determine
the need for additional collateral
to secure loans. |
| Prepare
forms, such as receipts, withdrawal
orders, transmittal papers, and
transfer confirmations, based on
transaction requests from stockholders. |
| Prepare
reports summarizing daily transactions
and earnings for individual customer
accounts. |
| Record
and document security transactions,
such as purchases, sales, conversions,
redemptions, and payments, using
computers, accounting ledgers, and
certificate records. |
| Schedule
and coordinate transfer and delivery
of security certificates between
companies, departments, and customers. |
| Verify
ownership and transaction information
and dividend distribution instructions
to ensure conformance with governmental
regulations, using stock records
and reports. |
Detailed Work Activities.
| answer
customer or public inquiries |
| arrange
delivery schedules |
| communicate
with customers or employees to disseminate
information |
| compile
data for financial reports |
| compute
financial data |
| compute
taxes |
| detect
discrepancies on records or reports |
| ensure
correct grammar, punctuation, or
spelling |
| examine
documents for completeness, accuracy,
or conformance to standards |
| fill
out business or government forms |
| gather
relevant financial data |
| maintain
account records |
| maintain
telephone logs |
| make
decisions |
| obtain
information from individuals |
| operate
business machines |
| operate
calculating devices |
| prepare
financial reports |
| prepare
reports |
| provide
customer service |
| reconcile
or balance financial records |
| resolve
customer or public complaints |
| use
computers to enter, access and retrieve
financial data |
| use
computers to enter, access or retrieve
data |
| use
knowledge of written communication
in sales work |
| use
oral or written communication techniques |
| use
telephone communication techniques |
| verify
bank or financial transactions |
| write
business correspondence |
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