<ARTICLE> BD
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-25-1998
<PERIOD-START>                             SEP-27-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-27-1998
<CASH>                                             706
<RECEIVABLES>                                   33,391
<SECURITIES-RESALE>                              2,676
<SECURITIES-BORROWED>                              650
<INSTRUMENTS-OWNED>                             25,549
<PP&E>                                           1,541
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  68,756
<SHORT-TERM>                                     2,100
<PAYABLES>                                      56,812
<REPOS-SOLD>                                         0
<SECURITIES-LOANED>                                  0
<INSTRUMENTS-SOLD>                                 677
<LONG-TERM>                                      1,648
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                            30
<OTHER-SE>                                       7,489
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    68,756
<TRADING-REVENUE>                                3,062
<INTEREST-DIVIDENDS>                             2,033
<COMMISSIONS>                                   11,292
<INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES>                    8,276
<FEE-REVENUE>                                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               1,358
<COMPENSATION>                                  18,546
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  (563)
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                       (563)
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     (385)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    (.26)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    (.26)