Data drives the trading bus.

While very true and in practice in the equity markets, data is also helping options traders make sense of the derivative market. So much so, that OptionMetrics Chief Executive Officer David Hait is willing to stake his reputation on it. Hait took some time out to chat with Traders Magazine’s editor John D’Antona Jr. on the 20th anniversary of his firm and discuss his sojourn from consultant to analyst to founder.