Meeting With Derivatives Trader

I am a recent college graduate from a pretty well regarded (but not target) university on the east coast. I've had two internships in PWM @ 2 separate BB's but am totally uninterested in that kind of work. I am looking to break into banking but am not sure of what capacity.

I have a meeting set up tomorrow with the father of a close friend who has been a trader for 30 years, most recently specializing in derivatives.

He is not really in a position to offer me any leads but I think it is a great opportunity to learn more about trading (a topic I am relatively uneducated about).

I was wondering what type of information I should try to get out of this guy. What kind of questions should a new college graduate ask this successful trader?

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