WTM, I don't see how I'm "missing something with getting my facts right or addressing the merits of an alternative idea honestly"? The post you paraphrased was over two months old and you seem to ignore the rest of the post where I'm actually boasting of Morgan Stanley's Choice account. I believe it would "bode well for one looking for objective measures of confidence in my representations" to post my entire post.
Friends of mine ask me where my account is today while I’m putting OC together. Today my personal account is with Morgan Stanley.
Put 50 large with MS and you get the best research of one of the best wire houses. Your own broker to call and bitch at when you need some paperwork for your accountant or if he/she gives you a bad idea or limit. And for $1000 a year or $250 a quarter I trade stocks and options absolutely free. I submit this is actually a much better and cheaper deal than Foliofn "$3.95".
One more thing, from what I read here there seems to be a direct correlation between terrible brokerage firms and lowest commission which should be clear with Freetrade as the cheapest commission possible and the best example of unhappy clients