For the traders out there, if you could/do code, what sorts of programs would you write? Would they be more to optimise non-trading aspects of the job (filling out risk/PNL reports etc.) or would it be to improve your PNL (e.g. scraping online news feeds, different metrics for monitoring risk)?
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I once interviewed with a trading desk that was looking for an associate to automate the non-trading aspects of the job. The idea was to spend a few months writing computer programs to automate the side work, then eventually start actually trading... Hope this helps.
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