I am putting the onus on the broker b/c they have restricted their customers from buying PYPR and should be doing everything in their power to figure out what is up with the divy...if that is in fact what they are concerned about...btw...since when does a brokerage give a flying flip about whether their customers make money or not...everyone that signs up for an online brokerage (or any for that matter) has to sign that they admit that there are risks involved with trading stocks and that "insert name of brokerage here" is not responsible for any losses that you may have by trading stocks...that covers the brokerages butt and after you sign that, they could care less if you make or lose money...they are making money as long as you are trading...and by restricting people from buying PYPR, they are not only missing out from commissions, but they are also making many of their customers very upset and are in jeopardy of losing customers permanently...for them to do that all just for "protecting" their clients from PYPR I think is a load of crap...as I have said before, they are not liable for anyone's losses...imo the restrictions placed on PYPR are because of the shorting issue...so no, I dont buy the fact that the brokerage should not be trying to figure out what is up with the divy...they SHOULD be doing everything in their power to clear up any confusion that may exist for them, so that they can begin making money again...of course all of this is purely imho...