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Remisier & Financial Sales Agent

Finance

Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.

FinanceBusiness

Picture the job

Where you'd usually workA finance or banking office

  • Mostly indoors
  • Sitting for most of the day
  • Dealing with customers or the public
  • Regular working hours

An illustration of a typical workplace, not a photo. The work-style notes come from US O*NET data, so read them as a guide.

In Malaysia

'Remisier' is the traditional Malaysian term for a commission-based dealer's representative attached to a stockbroking firm, who earns a share of brokerage on clients' Bursa Malaysia trades rather than a fixed salary. Salaried dealers and unit trust agents (who register with FIMM instead of holding a CMSRL) are related but separate roles.

How people get into it here
SPM → Diploma/Degree (finance, accounting, economics or business helps but is not fixed) → join a stockbroking firm (a Bursa Malaysia participating organisation) → pass SC Licensing Examination Modules 6 & 7 (or approved alternatives) via SIDC → firm applies for your Capital Markets Services Representative's Licence (dealing in securities).

Sources:sc.com.mysidc.com.myerp.sidc.com.my

Pay in Malaysia

We don't have a sourced Malaysian salary range for this job yet, and we'd rather show nothing than a number we can't stand behind.

Where to check:

  • JobStreet and Hiredly job ads for this title
  • DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey
  • SSPA scheme tables, if you're aiming for a government post
See pay for a related career: Insurance Agent / Financial Planner

How far is this from you?

Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.

  1. 1

    Entry straight after SPM

  2. 2

    SPM + sijil / short TVET course

  3. 3

    Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)

  4. Typical entry

    Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)

  5. 5

    Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route

Typical educationBachelor's degree
The full route to this careerThe steps from school, UPU programmes and sourced costs, read against your answers.

How to get here

Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.

Asasi / Foundation

One-year runway into a specific university: public via UPU or private direct entry.

12 months
Compare routes against your results and interests

Check what you may qualify for

Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.

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Quick answers

How do you become a Remisier & Financial Sales Agent in Malaysia?

SPM → Diploma/Degree (finance, accounting, economics or business helps but is not fixed) → join a stockbroking firm (a Bursa Malaysia participating organisation) → pass SC Licensing Examination Modules 6 & 7 (or approved alternatives) via SIDC → firm applies for your Capital Markets Services Representative's Licence (dealing in securities). Registration with Securities Commission Malaysia — Capital Markets Services Representative's Licence (CMSRL) for dealing in securities, after passing SIDC-run SC Licensing Examinations is required to practise.

What should I study to become a Remisier & Financial Sales Agent?

Related fields of study: Finance and Business. SPM subjects that help most: Principles of Accounting, Economics, English and Additional Mathematics.

How much does a Remisier & Financial Sales Agent earn in Malaysia?

We don't yet have a Malaysian source we can cite for Remisier & Financial Sales Agent pay, so we show no figure.

What you'd do all day

The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.

  1. 1Make bids or offers to buy or sell securities.
  2. 2Monitor markets or positions.
  3. 3Agree on buying or selling prices at optimal levels for clients.
  4. 4Keep accurate records of transactions.
  5. 5Buy or sell stocks, bonds, commodity futures, foreign currencies, or other securities on behalf of investment dealers.
  6. 6Complete sales order tickets and submit for processing of client-requested transactions.
  7. 7Report all positions or trading results.
  8. 8Interview clients to determine clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, or financial objectives.
  9. 9Discuss financial options with clients and keep them informed about transactions.
  10. 10Identify opportunities or develop channels for purchase or sale of securities or commodities.
  11. 11Develop financial plans, based on analysis of clients' financial status.
  12. 12Review all securities transactions to ensure accuracy of information and conformance to governing agency regulations.
  13. 13Supervise support staff and ensure proper execution of contracts.
  14. 14Devise trading, option, or hedge strategies.
  15. 15Determine customers' financial services needs and prepare proposals to sell services that address these needs.
  16. 16Track and analyze factors that affect price movement, such as trade policies, weather conditions, political developments, or supply and demand changes.
  17. 17Inform other traders, managers, or customers of market conditions, including volume, price, competition, or dynamics.
  18. 18Offer advice on the purchase or sale of particular securities.
  19. 19Relay buy or sell orders to securities exchanges or to firm trading departments.
  20. 20Contact prospective customers to present information and explain available services.
  21. 21Explain stock market terms or trading practices to clients.
  22. 22Calculate costs for billings or commissions.
  23. 23Prepare financial reports to monitor client or corporate finances.
  24. 24Supply the latest price quotes on any security, as well as information on the activities or financial positions of the corporations issuing these securities.
  25. 25Evaluate costs and revenue of agreements to determine continued profitability.
  26. 26Sell services or equipment, such as trusts, investments, or check processing services.

Also known as

What this job is called on JobStreet, LinkedIn and in job ads. Search these too.

  • CFA
  • Buyer
  • Banker
  • Broker
  • Dealer
  • Trader
  • Day Trader
  • Speculator
  • Bond Broker
  • Bond Trader

Subjects that matter here

The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.

Principles of AccountingDraws directly on Economics and Accounting — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
EconomicsDraws directly on Economics and Accounting — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
EnglishDraws directly on English Language — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Additional MathematicsDraws directly on Mathematics — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
MathematicsDraws directly on Mathematics — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).

What you'd need to know

The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.

  • Customer and Personal Service86%
  • Economics and Accounting79%

    Principles of AccountingEconomics

  • English Language76%

    English

  • Mathematics75%

    Additional MathematicsMathematics

  • Sales and Marketing74%

    BusinessEconomics

  • Computers and Electronics70%

    Computer Science / ICTElectrical & Electronic Eng. Studies

Tools you'd use

Software and equipment that show up in this job, worth learning early.

Where to learn these, free

Scholarships & funding

What the work feels like

Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.

  • Face-to-face discussionsEvery day
  • Contact with other peopleConstant contact
  • Dealing with customers or the publicVery high
  • Leading or coordinating othersHigh
  • Handling conflict situationsRarely
  • Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
  • Outdoors, in all weatherAlmost never
  • Noisy environmentAlmost never

AI and demand for this job

A few real, dated data points, not a single score. AI making some tasks faster usually means a job changes, not that it disappears.

27%

Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)

This estimate is from 2023, already out of date, since AI moves fast. Treat it as a rough, aging starting point, not the current picture.

0.20%

Of Malaysian Claude conversations, about this kind of work

Measures how much people use Claude for this work, not how many Malaysians do this job, and more AI use can mean people relying on it, not that it's replacing them.

What beginner adverts asked for

We read 24 internship and fresh-graduate adverts in related fields (August 2026). A small sample from one job site, not every vacancy.

23 of 24 were internships

Allowance or pay, when stated

RM1,000 – RM1,453

9 of 24 adverts printed an amount: usually between RM1,000 and RM1,453 a month. Many print none.

Minimum CGPA asked

3.00 to 3.50

Stated in 4 adverts. Others did not state one.

SPM results asked

up to 5 As

1 advert asked for A grades at SPM, so some doors are partly decided before university.

Languages named

Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin

An empty line means the adverts did not say, not that employers have no requirement. Check each employer's own advert before you plan around it.

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About this information

This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.

O*NET occupation: Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org