I guess you and I have different opinions on what makes a "better" broker. I'm in favor of clearly-defined policies that anticipate certain events, which are communicated to all customers far in advance, so customers can make an informed decision whether or not to patronize that particular company. You seem to be happy with firms like IBKR which might decide, mid-day, at the peak of volatility, to lock out its customers from trading certain securities, without any advance notice or warning.
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Interactive Brokers and Saxo are good options for example in UK. I think RobinHood is US only, but US has more professional brokers as well.
I guess you and I have different opinions on what makes a "better" broker. I'm in favor of clearly-defined policies that anticipate certain events, which are communicated to all customers far in advance, so customers can make an informed decision whether or not to patronize that particular company. You seem to be happy with firms like IBKR which might decide, mid-day, at the peak of volatility, to lock out its customers from trading certain securities, without any advance notice or warning.
https://www.investopedia.com/robinhood-latest-broker-to-rest...
I think it wasn't them who decided but the clearing house. Right now HSBC itself did the banning.
If you don't like the situation, you can just buy the underlying asset (Bitcoin) and hold it in a cold wallet (I'm doing that).