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securities analyst

securities analyst

7 6.0
A person who studies company finances to give advice about buying stocks
  • noun
  • /sɪˈkjʊərɪtiz ˈænəlɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : analista de valores
  • Just ask the mortgage-backed securities analysts on Wall Street about the dangers of over-certain projections in real-world systems.
  • securities analysts say
  • senior securities analyst

Examples

  • Prior to his career in academia, he was a securities analyst and portfolio manager at Bailard, Biehl, and Kaiser, and Merus Capital Management.

    Blog text (7)
  • Would you be more impressed if I said I was a securities analyst?

  • On July 21, 2009, prosecutors allege he provided exact revenue numbers and other financial data to a securities analyst and a hedge fund consultant.

    Blog text (4)
  • Since earnings forecasts by security analysts are more accurate than time-series forecasts, Freeman and Tse (1989) examine PAD using analyst forecast errors.

    Academic text (2003)
  • A securities analyst provides insights on the financial performance of companies to help investors make informed decisions.

  • After extensive research, the securities analyst recommended buying shares in the emerging tech company.

  • During the annual conference, the securities analyst discussed trends that could affect the stock market's future.

Synonyms

analyst
vssecurities analyst
484 3.8

A person who studies numbers and markets to give advice about money and investments

is more focused on company performance and advising about investments
financial analyst
vssecurities analyst
9 3.9

A person who studies a company's money and gives investment advice

focuses more on giving investment advice than on general reporting
investment advisor
vssecurities analyst
  • Texting
7 3.6

A person who gives advice about where to put money to make it grow for a fee

is more about evaluating company performance to inform investment choices

How Experienced

head
2.2
securities analyst
  • Specialized
7 6.0
intern
229 3.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

security + analyst

Given knowledge of 'security' as a financial instrument and 'analyst' as someone who evaluates data, a B1 learner can readily infer that a 'securities analyst' is a professional who analyzes securities. The compound follows a straightforward noun+noun composition common across languages and in English financial vocabulary, so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Securities analyst comes from two parts: securities, meaning financial papers like 'stocks' and 'bonds', and analyst, a person who studies facts. Imagine someone reading company reports and charts to find good investments, and then telling 'investors' what to buy, so a securities analyst is a person who studies companies to give that advice.