I met with the HR for Heartland and he was very helpful and I would have to say that the firm is top notch. The HR was pretty honest, not currently hiring due to the economy, they have pretty strict hiring standards, no up front capital needed and they pay a 40,000 base salary ... almost unheard of for prop. firms. All in all I was impressed and hope to work there in the future. The only negative was that the trading floor environment was not as professional as ETG, but better compared to Worldco etc.