TradeScott blog

Notes from the trading desk.

Plain-English explainers on how markets work, how money moves, and why mobile changed the game.

How mobile finally killed the paper brokerage.

Robinhood was a thesis, not an app. We trace how the same thesis is now reshaping every emerging market.

Jul 21, 2026 · Alex Morgan

The real cost of a 90-day KYC turnaround.

Every extra day between signup and first trade is a customer you already lost. The numbers are brutal.

Jul 14, 2026 · Jamie Lee

Why "balance integrity" is the product, not a feature.

A brokerage that double-spends a withdrawal once is a brokerage that loses every customer. Here’s the boring plumbing that prevents it.

Jul 2, 2026 · Prosper Team