Trading Desks / Necessity of Math + Coding

I’m incoming 2025 summer S&T at a well known MM bank in NY.

I have very strong physics/math background and decent python coding skills (did a Monte Carlo sim) but I know I have much to learn.

  • How much actual math/coding is required on the job for SA vs FT?

  • And which desks are the most intense regarding math/coding? (Any book recommendations for those desks would also be appreciated)

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