The Collar360

Commodity trader

Other names

commodity exchange floor trader, commodities trader, commodities trading manager, commodity handler

Buying and commodity trading

They buy and sell goods like gold, cattle, oil and cotton, agree prices, study markets, and keep records of deals.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Make bids or offers to buy or sell securities.

  2. 2

    Monitor markets or positions.

  3. 3

    Agree on buying or selling prices at optimal levels for clients.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
négociateur en matières premières/négociatrice en matières premières
español
operador en materias primas/operadora en materias primas
العربية
تاجر السلع / تاجرة السلع
português
Operador no mercado de commodities/ Operadora no mercado de commodities
Deutsch
Warengeschäftevermittler/Warengeschäftevermittlerin
italiano
trader di materie prime

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