The article critiques modern “retail trading” platforms, arguing that while they advertise empowerment and open access, they often embed hidden costs (spreads, fees), opaque execution practices, and incentive structures that favour platform profits over trader outcomes. Tajinder Virk, Co-Founder & Group CEO of Finvasia, is quoted heavily: he challenges claims of empowerment, saying instead that users are managed, not truly enabled. Virk positions Finvasia as a disruptor aiming to “break this cycle” by removing intermediaries and increasing transparency.
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