I AM NEW TO THESE FORUMS SO ANY INPUT, ADVICE OR SUGGESTIONS IS APPRECIATED. I HAVE EXPERIENCE TRADING, BUT NOW LOOKING TO GET INTO DAY TRADING (NYC OR SUBURBS). I KEEP HEARING TERMS LIKE, "BUCKET SHOP", "INTRODUCING BROKER" ETC. I KNOW THAT IF YOU GO WITH A PRO FIRM, YOU MAY HAVE TO PUT UP SOME CAPITAL (5K-10K), AND I KNOW THAT THEY MAY MARK UP THE COMMISSIONS, SPLIT POFITS, ETC. AND SOME FIRMS ARE PROBABLY JUST INTERESTED IN YOUR COMMISSIONS AND DONT CARE IF YOUR SUCCESSFUL. MY QUESTION IS "ARE THERE ANY "REPUTABLE" FIRMS IN THE NEW YORK AREA (NYC, SUBURBS)"? AND FURTHERMORE, "HOW COME WHEN I SEND A RESUME TO A "FIRM", SAYING THEY HIRE, AND TRAIN LICENSED TRADERS, IT IS NEVER THE FIRM THAT CONTACTS ME BUT RATHER A PERSON OR GROUP THAT IS TRADING "WITHIN THAT FIRM"? "SO HOW DO I FIND OTHER GROUPS OR PEOPLE THAT TRAIN AND PERHAPS HAVE SOME INTEREST IN ME BEING SUCCESSFUL"? IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A GOOD "FIRM" OR BETTER YET A GOOD "GROUP WITHIN A PRO FIRM" THAT IS NOT JUST LOOKING FOR ME TO BURN MY ACCOUNT I WOULD APPRECIATE THE LOOK.. BTW, IVE DONE SEARCHES ON ET SO PLEASE DONT TELL ME TO DO A SEARCH IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER(IVE SEEN THE REPLIES THAT SOME PEOPLE GET)..... I AM NOT A NEWBIE, I JUST DONT WANT TO PUT DOWN 5K-10K AND ROLL THE DICE (IF THAT WERE THE CASE I WOULD PUT UP MY MONEY AND SIGN UP FOR THE 2004 WORLD SERIES OF POKER). I AM LOOKING FOR GOOD SOLID CONTACTS......THANKS