[Jibber]

Hello everyone,

I'm Jay, a high-school aged want-to-be quant/coder. I decided to join here because derivatives are some really complicated things, especially attempting coding implementations. I really don't know what I'm doing, I'm just kind of diving into the guts of this stuff and seeing what I can figure out. Just wanted to introduce and say thanks!



-Jibber

[Tradewinds]

My experience with programing is that the programing isn't really that difficult compared to finding a strategy that is profitable. The ability to program will allow you to test your own ideas without needing to pay someone else to do it. You can download Ninjatrader for free, and use End of Day (EOD) data to "play around with". No live trading, but you could get used to the programing language in Ninjatrader as opposed something else not trading related. If you get enough money for a funded account, you could look at other platforms.

[MadMarketScientist]

Hello Jibber,

There are lots of resources for beginner programmers - play around, back-test, you will figure it out. Try to find a platform with pre-built functions\indicators so all you are doing is assembling vs. building code from scratch.

Welcome and good luck!
MMS