In an insightful commentary, Tajinder Singh Virk, Group CEO and Co-Founder of Finvasia, critiques the retail trading industry's claim of democratizing access to financial markets. He argues that while platforms present themselves as empowering, they often conceal structural disadvantages that benefit brokers over traders. Virk highlights issues such as hidden fees, opaque market structures, and incentives that prioritize broker profits over trader success. He emphasizes that true empowerment requires transparency and genuine access, advocating for systemic change to dismantle the existing profit-driven models.