Market Reporter

If Wall Street were a theme park, the stock market would be its most popular roller coaster, full of ups, downs, thrills and spills.

Of course, the funny thing about roller coasters is their ability to make you happy, scared and even sick — separately and simultaneously, and all in the course of a few lightning-fast moments.

Whether it’s stocks or soap operas, anything that erratic is also exciting, which means people want to watch it. And when those people are investors, it’s your job as a Market Reporter to give them a private screening of the show.

Employed by companies, a Market Reporter publishes business and financial news. You’re a Journalist who specializes in the stock market. When Wall Street wants to know what’s happening with its investments, it looks to you for information and analysis.

Like a traditional Reporter who has a beat — such as crime, education or government — as a Market Reporter, you typically specialize in a single commodities market, such as agriculture (i.e., corn, soybeans, wheat), energy (i.e., crude oil, ethanol, natural gas), or metals (i.e., gold, silver, zinc). Whatever your market, you’re responsible for knowing everything about it, which requires you to research relevant industries, companies and individuals; find and interview industry contacts; attend industry meetings, conferences and events; and stay abreast of late-breaking developments in areas such as business, politics and regulation.

The fruits of your labor: daily articles that give investors a play-by-play of the market so they can make responsible decisions about buying, selling and holding — and avoid losing their lunch on the next loop!