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Commodity Brokers and Traders

Commodity brokers and traders buy and sell things like oil, metals, and farm products on financial markets. They make money by spotting good prices and timing their trades well, which also helps supply and demand stay balanced around the world.

Commodity Brokers and Traders

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Finance & Accounting

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO52%moving to90%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
STARTING PAY£30,000 - £40,000
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
AI is doing more of the routine, the core still needs you
AI already handles a lot of the day-to-day output here, but the law requires human oversight. That human could be you. That part is not going away. Get fluent with the tools, and lean hard into the part of the job that structurally needs a person.
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