It's more complicated than that. The GameStop saga notably didn't occur with other brokers, such as Vanguard, where shares were "in-stock" if you'll pardon the

It's more complicated than that. The GameStop saga notably didn't occur with other brokers, such as Vanguard, where shares were "in-stock" if you'll pardon the pun and available for purchase or sale. The volatility of $GME caused issues with the settlement system. That doesn't make "the stock market" a scam. > A stock has no business being shorted over 100% in a market that is not a scam. I'm not sure this is a strong argument for a scam, but is a strong intuitive argument for correcting a problem with how the stock market functions.