TD Ameritrade was the only brokerage firm that agreed to open an account for me, living in Algeria, when I was a student about a decade ago. They even mailed in

TD Ameritrade was the only brokerage firm that agreed to open an account for me, living in Algeria, when I was a student about a decade ago. They even mailed in all the required paperwork at the time, got on the phone and explained the details and answered my questions. Every other firm I tried to open an account with refused for policy reasons. It was shortly after that that PayPal blocked my account without giving any reason, even after exchanging with their support team. They insisted it was a definitive, irrevocable, decision with no recourse.