sorry for the late reply (don't follow on IHUB much lately). Darn it. I was wondering how you were getting along with the 8 million bells and whistles at think or swim. I certainly don't care for it either, the only thing right now I use it for is premarket scans (for big tanking stocks), and for CNBC Asia Television (rarely).
I've been using the fidelity active pro, which is all i need. Just real time streaming watchlist quotes. I don't trade through the platform, i go on to the web-based broker website, so for me, it's just fine. Still wish I had Streetsmart Edge from Schwab though.
Somehow I'm less than surprised about E*Trade phasing out their E*Trade Pro platform. I'm sure at the same time, they will introduce new fees lol
All the best