No they're not.
The "establishment" can simply issue orders to suspend a buy-in.
lol, you guys..with all your wishes and hopes...
You can NOT change a system you don't understand.
For reference, "grey trading," shorts v retail, suspended stocks, "going dark"; broker-dealers & legit nekkid shorts; then, there's the whole civil-court system, as opposed to the criminal-court system.
a bigtime sheesh