My ride with AE Trade felt more like an arduous trek through forex wilderness than a smooth drive on a trading highway. They've got some serious revamping to do if they dream of clinching the ace trader's choice spot. Until then, it's a thumbs-down review from this trader!

Slippage was annoyingly frequent; it was like trying to catch a bus only to see it pull away as you arrived. Prices I hoped for were often missed, with the executed price higher than expected. Spreads were as wide as the Grand Canyon, especially for the EUR/USD, and their commissions stung like paying delivery fees for a store next door - profits knocked down a peg or two! Withdrawing funds? Think of it as waiting for a snail to cover a mile. Seems like forever, right? That’s exactly how it felt. Their trading signals were as dodgy as a compass in a magnetic field.