First off, I do not know either of the Brights, but from an outsider's perspective, I see a lot of envious people who probably blew their accounts out and are pissed at the world and direct their negativity towards theBrights. The market is a game between have and have nots, and the haves make their money off of the have nots. You have to pay if you want to play and $1000 is a small price to pay to learn about trading from people who obvious know what the hell they are doing and are not just a fly by night LLC. Trading is a business. Nothing more nothing less. For all you folks who bitch and moan about $1000, its is obvious that you should not be trading if $1000 is going to break your bank. Look at how many prop shops have closed doors once the easy money was gone, and who is still left standing ? There is a reason that Bright trading is still around and i don't think it is because they have a shitty business plan. It takes money to make money, and the low entry barrier that Bright gives you, allows you the "chance" and the tools to make the money if you can back your shit up. If you are all talk, the market will eventually determine your fate, and send you home with a broke bank and an ego to match, but with a little luck, some education, and a hell of a lot of determination, you can play with the big boys. Will everyone make 7 figures ? NO!. Can everyone be a successful trader ? NO! Everyone has a comparitive advantage in different occupations, but Bright offers you the chance to find out if you were meant to be a trader, and with their training, smaller economies of scale, and access to capital, the odds are a hell of a lot better than being undercapitalized and trading retail. The opportunity is there, the outcome is what you make it. And regardless of that outcome, when all is said and done, it was YOUSELF that either succeeded or failed. Many will pay, but in the end, few will be left to play. Bob sells the tickets, the destination is what your determination makes it. All aboard.