Market making or trade support?

Hi all,

Long time lurker, first time poster here.

Got two different job offers and uncertain which one to go with.
In the ideal world I would like to end up in Asset Management but unfortunately of the 2 offers I got, one is in trade support in a Tier 2 bank, while the other is as a trader at a decent derivs market maker. Which of these would put me on the better path towards my goal?

I'm leaning towards the market maker, however, I'm slightly worried I won't be a good fit due to my lack of programming skills. Given that the industry seems to become more and more of a pure speed game, is there any chance at all that I can succeed as a trader in this space?

Finally, if I would later try to get into S&T, would it be looked more favourably upon to have experience in trade support or market making?

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