I think the advanced trading interface (screen shots provided) is terrible for 99% of crypto users / traders. But it may well be the best for technical traders / day traders.
I think that if our interface looked like what I saw above we would be getting all kinds of complaints from far more users. The interface is just too busy.
I am not saying that we shouldn't have such a product.
I think we should look at etrade, etc as examples. The market for the interface shown above is willing to PAY big dollars to have something that has every bell and whistle.
I can see tremendous value in making the exchange data available in a format that is easily integrated with external interfaces.
Dont pass off an application without using it. Im telling you it works, and you are dismissing things that it offers like ddoss protection and cross platform as well as cross form factor like mobile apps that are intuitive. Ive used it so I would know, and so have others (prediction market in action). Theres a reason why its the goto trading app form99% of the retailers trading forex.
Also you need to do a usability analysis, if you did you would realize that a trading interface seperate from crypto interface may make sense. This way traders can use a trading interface without worrying about other things and crypto functions can work without interference of a trading interface.
Although etrade is nice, metatrader is nicer and alot more third party friendly (it was built for that)
The reason it applies to bitshares are because mpa and ability to do cross symbol trades like eurusd etc.. That would bring in retail forex market of a few hundred million $, the btsusd btsbtc and crypto markets would bring in crypto traders.