StocksToTrade is a trading industry disruptor on a mission to transform that landscape for independent traders by leveling the playing field. Zak Westphal set out to build a platform that gave ordinary investors access to the same elite tools and real-time market data that hedge funds rely on. I started out as a regular old retail trader trying to figure things out, but quickly realized small individual investors were at a huge disadvantage compared to the big shots on Wall Street.