i would try Chicago Trading Company for the reason that Sheldon Natenburg, author of the book option volatility and pricing seems like a down to earth realist type of fellow, i met him wednesday in my derivatives trading course. besides that i would hang out where traders or trading companies...
to be honest all you need is to be is " HUNGRY LIKE A WOLF" ambitious and focused and that right there will trump any harvard grad/Ctt programmer/ so called financial book theorists.
good Luck my friend..:)