I think this whole thing is overblown. When I trade stock, options or pretty much anything, I get charged commissions. So by the same reckoning e*trade, Schwab

I think this whole thing is overblown. When I trade stock, options or pretty much anything, I get charged commissions. So by the same reckoning e*trade, Schwab, Ameritrade, <insert brokerage here> are thieves and have been "stealing" from investors/traders for centuries.