MM I suspect that Avanza may be in trouble here and that an ignorant person may have misinformed the public. I see no reason why investors may not buy and sell shares in Merkur for the time being. But I understand it if it is not possible to buy shares in KF accounts. My understanding is that in Norway investors have to call Nordnet if they want to buy shares on the otc in the US. The recent total panic is shown by the fact that a recent bid was about 11 cents.