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SkyMarshal on Jan 31, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Robinhood disabled buys but not sells

T+2 is not a database limitation, it’s a deliberate decision by clearing houses to provide a window for cancelling a trade in case there are problems - fraud, etc.

MrMan on Jan 31, 2021 [–]

Or breaks due to executions that are nonconforming

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