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by mazlix 1517 days ago
January 27th, 2021 Robinhood sent me an email warning that "In an effort to help reduce risk, we've begun implmenting certain restrictions for GME and AMC options trading". They explain some restrictions being made to options. They don't provide any sort of warning that completely removing the ability to buy the underlying stock for all of their users was even a possibility.

I think it sshould be part of their fiduciary duty to inform people of the risks of purchasing stocks that they are running out of collateral for.

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> inform people of the risks of purchasing stocks that they are running out of collateral

People weren't allowed to purchase those stocks so I'm not sure what risks you are talking about. There was no (additional) risk from purchasing from RH versus anywhere else. You could always sell. Not allowing people to buy doesn't have anything to do with fiduciary duty. A broker doesn't have to let you buy whatever you want.