Having worked in the industry (at a defunct brokerage with well known commercials featuring the owner/CEO in a purple helicopter), I would say this is a fairly

Having worked in the industry (at a defunct brokerage with well known commercials featuring the owner/CEO in a purple helicopter), I would say this is a fairly accurate description of the industry's economics. Just like most topics in the financial world, the general public is left in the dark regarding the specifics...articles like this help shed a small light. *Updated spelling