It is not so much the brokers really. There are non CE tickers that can't be traded either. MM's are barred from quoting stocks they do not posses current information on under new rules. Brokers are now stopping orders on tickers the MMs won't quote too. The SEC want dead tickers cleaned out of the market. They wanted a faster route so , they put in place rules that severely limit retail trading. Now they can be revoked after a period of time without trading instead of waiting for criminal activity to give them an excuse.
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.