Its almost impossible to get a job in trading unless you start somewhere else (another department), you have the right connections, or you have your own money . I have applied at various firms , and just getting a response is a positive. BTW my track record is good ( as i turned a mock portfolio at now defunct marketplayer.com from 1mill to 200 mill in 2yrs)and an ET account from 10k to 350k , and even that wont get me an internship (i dont even want a salary) . as for my own money ,,, word of advice --dont over leverage on puts on co's that report pro forma as standard lol