I'm sorry for whatever bad experience you've had, but that is simply not true. If your Broker is that scared..... you need a new Broker; because, if they're that scared, they're in trouble themselves, somehow, and you probably don't want to be a victim of whatever mess they've gotten themselves into.
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Oh gosh no, never convert an OTC to stock certificates cuz no one accepts them