“we absolutely did not do this at the direction of any market maker...”
that’s a bold faced lie
These kind of people do not need directives. Their instinctive protection of certain classes is cultivated over cocktails and a dismissive attitude of the common folk. When the time for them to go to battle comes, they do not need any orders. They already know exactly what to do.
They didn’t shut down because of a market maker.
They did it because China Joe called, accorsing to a source.