[revel]

They already have a version of Net Neutrality for brokers: reg NMS.

HSBC are well within their rights to refuse to accept bad orders. HSBC are exposed to specific regulatory risk not shared by US banks. Having a ton of customers go bust because a regulatory change nuked some meme stocks seems undesirable to me. If you don't like it you can always find another broker.

[powerapple]

HSBC does a lot money laundry for rich people around the world, and now it is worrying about risks? I don't think so. But it is a telling for potential direction of US government is taking for bitcoin. HSBC is doing many things to please the US government, this may be one of them.

[dna_polymerase]

> HSBC does a lot money laundry for rich people around the world, and now it is worrying about risks?

Says a lot about the 'risks' involved with that business model.

[kolinko]

> If you don't like it you can find another broker

It's like saying that net neutrality exists, because "if you don't like throttling you can find another ISP"

[jamespo]

There are a lot more brokers available than ISPs

[wutXthree]

Why would an exchange allow a "meme stock"?

[goatinaboat]

MicroStrategy has been around since the 80s hasn't it? I thought they made business intelligence software. They are not some weird company that appeared overnight out of nowhere.