acey, Here's what I just got back from Mr. Rhodes...
RE: ZICX - DTCC Robert C. Rhodes to you - 12 min ago
From: Robert C. Rhodes <Robert.Rhodes@rhodes-holdings.com>
To: 'WICK' <wickw50@aol.com>
Date:Fri, Jul 1, 2011 1:02 pm.
Wick,
I just placed a trade at E*Trade and it went through, and previously I put a trade through an independent broker dealer (no idea who they clear through). I could not have done that through their online automated systems if there was a global lock still in place, PERIOD.
I discontinued using Scottrade some years ago because they gave me a number of pieces of information that was patently wrong.
Robert Rhodes
Rhodes Holdings LLC