I'm about to interview with index option trading desk within a BBs equity derivative group -one of the major skillset they emphasized was coding skills, my wonderings are about how much codings are involved? Is the index option trading part of the algorithm trading business?
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would u say index option trading is heavily algorithm based?
No, one of the few spaces where most of the flow is still on the floor, but a lot of people are starting to recognize the need to participate on the screens as volume gradually moves there.
Sounds like floor trading is being replaced by algorithm, if a trader uses the Eurex system to trade certain options, what is that supposed to mean?
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