I was looking to invest in a stock, and went to my bank to open the proper stock trading account. I went in on January

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Good morning – sorry to hear about the situation. This would be a difficult case to make given it’s speculative whether you would have purchased the stock or not.  Yes, they screwed up, but there was no legal obligation for them to open the account by a specific day unless you have something in writing from them to that effect.

It’s all speculative. If you gave them a purchase order with a specific quantity and they screwed it up, then possibly.

It's a tough claim to make overall given the speculative component. You could bring a small claims action if you have the time and money to go through with it knowing the result is not predictable.

Here is a link with more information on bringing a small claims court matter: https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/courts/guides/Guide_to_Making_a_Claim_EN.html

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