[sumedh]

> They increased collateral because if a bunch of people buy and go bust by the time settlement time hits

No that is not true, there are many people who have the money in the account to buy, the broker can lock that money so the question of buyer not paying does not arise.

So the hedge funds are free to do anything yet the little guy who has the money cannot even participate. Do you understand why people think its a rigged system?