What is the attraction with this boutique brokers? I just don't understand it. There are only a few brokers I would even consider making a deposit, and all of them are in the US and regulated with a large cash reserve. If I feel uncertain, I would just go to futures account and port everything to another platform. Why doesn't anyone realize that small/niche/boutique/startups are not good in the brokerage business? I want an established, well funded, been around forever type of brokerage.

They save a penny and lose a dollar.