OT: inthecard, you claim to have put the "pieces of the puzzle together" on why Ameritrade is blocking PYPR buys. According to you, it's "the shorting issue". And you say Ameritrade isn't shorting anything? So if they aren't shorting anything, and they've blocked buys because of this alleged shorting issue, please explain how that works.
An Ameritrade rep told me the block was on due to a "pending Coroporate action". An e-mail Ameritrade sent me listed reasons for blocking buys (which I have posted numerous times), the land dividend certainly qualifies for one of the listed reasons. If I put the pieces of the puzzle together correctly, you are calling Ameritrade liars, with zero evidence to support your claim.
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