Scottrade said this restriction was not proof of anything. They said that it was due to a concensus of brokerages agreeing to a possibility of suspicious trading activity. They did not equate this to actions of the company but individuals hacking into accounts. They wanted to verify identity before allowing the trade. I am curious if anyone finds this to be true with another broker
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.