And IB probably loaned your shares out as soon as they got them. Recieved shares of an OTC in legit compensation for employment, they took 5 million free trading shares and then said I couldn't trade them for a year. After about 9 months of arguing with them on an on I said give it to me in writing that I can trade them after the year and they said "No, it's two years now". Transfer agent (Continental, very legit) had to get involved and I had to pay them a processing fee to get my own shares back after they lied to me.
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