NROH77: wow that is weird, I would find out why that is. If you want to change brokers there are plenty. If you trade frequently and like LV2 and charts etc plus research Schwab Street Smart Pro does mine free $9.95 per trade even for penny stocks and with limits free.
Schwab homepage will tell ya about it or call 1-800-435-8000 and talk to them.
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Tell ya what even if you current limit is $1 we are a way from that and you could always change it.