well they are a bank, and it's a biz decision, and for whatever reason, they don't think it is worth the risk, to them, for whatever reason, maybe it is well thought out, maybe it is not thought out, i used to think it was fundamentally healthy, to restrict margin requirements, as it appears (at times) to decrease the volatility, and increase the strength of the hands holding the stock, but when other forms of leverage come in to play, the dynamics change, and if the float is small enough, and the over forms of leverage, can allow you to make or lose more money, than, well, there's a lot of factors....LOL... |