"There's not enough time on the part of the senior brokers to really do the proper training because many of us are too busy making money."

Anything that can be done to reduce risk will cut that cost," says one senior broker.

"The Nikkei broke through a psychologically important level," said a senior broker at a Japanese trading firm.

Glen (Tom Lewis) is twenty-four and a senior broker at a private equity firm, located in the building.

The company even partnered her with a senior broker and put her name on several listings in Trump buildings.

It will put newcomers on a salary - no more than $40,000, often less - for a year while they learn the ropes from a senior broker.

He was one of Oppenheimer's top brokers, known for generating several million dollars a year in commissions, senior brokers at the firm said.

"For the past month, the market has been consistently firmer on the first day after a weekend," a senior Japanese broker said after the morning session.

She had been at the firm about 2 years when Arnie, a seasoned 38-year-old senior broker, approached her and asked her out to lunch.

The senior broker comes in all smiles and handshakes.