BIGGQ
BIG LOTS INC
stock OTC

We appreciate you following up with us, u/bigboss920.
I took a closer look at Big Lots (BIGGQ), and currently, opening transactions for this security are not permitted due to limited company information and/or the risk associated with the security. For some background information, Fidelity allows for the trading of many OTC and penny-stock securities. However, opening trades on stocks within these OTC Market designations are currently not available through Fidelity:
• Pink Sheet - No Information
• Caveat Emptor
• Expert Market
• Grey Market
If you have additional questions, you can learn more about the risk of trading penny stocks in the article linked below.
[Trading Penny Stocks](https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/active-investor/trading-penny-stocks)
Finally, to confirm the reasoning behind an account restriction and determine potential next steps, we suggest using the "Contact Us" link above so an associate can take a closer look.
Thank you for joining our community. Please let us know if you have any other questions in the future.

I was trying to purchase BIGGQ. Tried the limit order as well and got lots of different error messages. I did not screenshot them so I do not remember what they were. Maybe it had something to do with the OTC stock I wanted to purchase. Restrictions on it?
Prior to teaching out to customer service, why would my account be restricted?

We appreciate you following up with us, u/bigboss920.
I took a closer look at Big Lots (BIGGQ), and currently, opening transactions for this security are not permitted due to limited company information and/or the risk associated with the security. For some background information, Fidelity allows for the trading of many OTC and penny-stock securities. However, opening trades on stocks within these OTC Market designations are currently not available through Fidelity:
• Pink Sheet - No Information
• Caveat Emptor
• Expert Market
• Grey Market
If you have additional questions, you can learn more about the risk of trading penny stocks in the article linked below.
[Trading Penny Stocks](https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/active-investor/trading-penny-stocks)
Finally, to confirm the reasoning behind an account restriction and determine potential next steps, we suggest using the "Contact Us" link above so an associate can take a closer look.
Thank you for joining our community. Please let us know if you have any other questions in the future.

I was trying to purchase BIGGQ. Tried the limit order as well and got lots of different error messages. I did not screenshot them so I do not remember what they were. Maybe it had something to do with the OTC stock I wanted to purchase. Restrictions on it?
Prior to teaching out to customer service, why would my account be restricted?