> Think about it this way, as a small-time investor, you won't always get the best price. As a small-time investor, you can trivially get a better price than l

> Think about it this way, as a small-time investor, you won't always get the best price. As a small-time investor, you can trivially get a better price than larger investors. And you must, by law, get the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO) which is, at least for some purposes, the "best price". The deck is heavily stacked against retail investors trying to actively invest, but the issue isn't being unable to get good execution!