Reply from SEC..
Dear Mr *****
I am confirming that we received your complaint concerning TD Ameritrade. We take investor complaints very seriously and try, whenever possible, to provide some form of assistance.
We have sent your complaint to the firm’s compliance department and asked them to respond directly to you. We also asked the firm to send us a copy of their letter to you. Please understand that this process may take four to eight weeks.
Our efforts to facilitate informal resolutions of complaints often succeed. But, in some cases, it remains unclear whether any wrongdoing occurred, or the dispute boils down to one person’s word against another’s. If that happens, we cannot act as your personal representative or attorney, and you will then have to decide whether you want to pursue legal action on your own. The following portion of this email outlines the steps you may wish to take if you choose that option, and includes information on arbitration, mediation, and sources of potential legal assistance. Please read this information carefully. It describes your rights and important deadlines.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
MERRILY W KATZ
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(202)551-6317
I doubt Ameritrade will be able to short again in this case if the SEC received so many complaints about this particular case ...
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