From post #7
“Calmly explain (via an attorney) that you want your shares back, and any legal fees/expenses involved. I wouldn’t care where they get those shares (IOW, they can buy you ‘new’ ones and let their mistake stand), but you want them replaced.”
All of the above, PLUS:
Make sure the BH does not hand you any losses incurred in the interim (and includes any gains that may have accrued) be sure the interest is calculated properly. These are the REAL weasels of the financial business and they will cheat you somehow to pay for their mistake.
IMPORTANT: Prearrange the above for a transfer to another broker. Do not accept any excuses.
And ask for 50,000 on top of all that, because that is what they will at least incur in legal fees, and defending their license.