What this code covers
Financial analysts conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions. Their tasks include: a) analyzing financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions; b) maintaining knowledge and staying abreast of developments in the fields of industrial technology, business, finance, and economic theory; c) interpreting data affecting investment programs, such as price, yield, stability, future trends in investment risks, and economic influences; d) monitoring economic, industrial, and corporate developments through analysis of information obtained from financial publications and services, investment banking firms, government agencies, trade publications, company sources, and personal interviews; e) recommending investments and investment timing to companies, investment firm staff, or the investing public; f) determining the prices at which securities should be syndicated and offered to the public; g) preparing plans of action for investment based on financial analyses; h) evaluating and comparing the relative quality of various securities in a given industry; i) presenting oral and written reports on general economic trends, individual corporations, and entire industries. Examples of the occupations classified here: Audit analyst, Bond analyst, Financial analyst, Fiscal analyst, Investment consultant, Investment analyst, Securities consultant