> Bad Brokers - Restricted purchasing of certain tickers
E-Toro - Proof
E-Trade - Proof
Ally - Proof
Public.com - Proof
Merrill Edge - Proof
IG Broker - Proof
Trade Republic - Proof
Webull - Admitted they were forced to by clearing firm - Clearing firm is Apex - They'll be moved to neutral once they publicly confirm Apex was sole reason the trades were restricted.
Tastyworks - Proof, blame Apex Clearing
Stash - Proof, blamex Apex Clearing
TD Ameritrade/Canada - Proof - Proof2 - (Margin requirements increased, Covered call and short put orders may only be placed with a broker and support times are > 2h, other trades restricted) - Neutral because they didn't restrict the purchase of stocks with cash.
It mentions it in passing, at the end, with a spin on the facts. The article glosses over the connections that the brokerage clearing houses have with hedge funds that likely have potentially painful short exposure. It also glosses over the consequences of making shares in certain companies sell order only. It's not a very good or balanced article.
> Bad Brokers - Restricted purchasing of certain tickers E-Toro - Proof
E-Trade - Proof
Ally - Proof
Public.com - Proof
Merrill Edge - Proof
IG Broker - Proof
Trade Republic - Proof
Webull - Admitted they were forced to by clearing firm - Clearing firm is Apex - They'll be moved to neutral once they publicly confirm Apex was sole reason the trades were restricted.
Neutral Brokers - Restricted trading, publicly naming their intermediary Freetrade - Proof, blames Barclays - CMO Interview - CMO Tweets M1 Finance - Proof - Blames Apex Clearing Trading212 - Proof - re-enabled, caused by intermediary - Intermediary is IB
Tastyworks - Proof, blame Apex Clearing Stash - Proof, blamex Apex Clearing TD Ameritrade/Canada - Proof - Proof2 - (Margin requirements increased, Covered call and short put orders may only be placed with a broker and support times are > 2h, other trades restricted) - Neutral because they didn't restrict the purchase of stocks with cash.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/l8rhr3/weekend_gme_...