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I like seeing trading tools released. Kudos.

Barriers are falling, fees and such. APIs popping up and interest in markets growing. I'd be bullish on retail trading and its healthy future.

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If you mean that retail trading volume and opportunities to make money from it have a healthy future then I agree. But if you mean that retail traders themselves have a good outlook, in the sense that they will end up with more money overall than if tools and access were more limited, I couldn't disagree more. Retail stock traders have a terrible track record overall, and bits of additional market information here or there will do nothing to change that. Increased access to trading results in amateurs having less money.

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