The SEC halted trading - not the brokers - the dtcc submitted the lock information to the brokers - information at that time, not afforded to their clients!
To continue trading after the lock - the brokers had to back trades with certificates in their possession.
To say post lock trades are also backed by third party clearing (DTCC) is bogus! The DTCC members (brokers) were noticed of the change.
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