Commission agent, ships/consignments

Trade brokers buy and sell commodities and freight services in bulk, on their own behalf or on behalf of clients for a commission.

• establishing contacts between buyers and sellers of commodities;
• discussing clients' buying and selling requirements and advising them;
• buying and selling cargo space on ships;
• negotiating the purchase or sale of commodities and commodity futures;
• finding cargo and/or storage space for goods and negotiating charges for their loading, forwarding and storage;
• monitoring and analysing market trends and other factors affecting supply and demand for commodities and freight services.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Broker, commodities
• Broker, freight services
• Dealer, commodity futures
• Commission agent, ships/consignments
• Commission agent, commodities