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# E\*Trade weighing a Roaring Kitty ban, via @KobeissiLetter — unconfirmed

The June 3, 2024 post relayed a report that E\*Trade was considering a ban. We found no announced action; unconfirmed.

Leaked on 03 June 2024

![Evidence tray card: E*Trade weighing a Roaring Kitty ban, via @KobeissiLetter — unconfirmed](https://leakly.com/assets/og/roaring-kitty-etrade.png)

On June 3, 2024, @KobeissiLetter posted that E\*Trade was considering banning Keith Gill, known as Roaring Kitty, citing a newspaper report.

> **The Kobeissi Letter** @KobeissiLetter
>
> BREAKING: E-Trade is considering banning “Roaring Kitty” from trading on their platform, according to WSJ.
> The company, which is owned by Morgan Stanley, is reportedly concerned about “market manipulation” around his GameStop, $GME, trades.
> This comes just hours after Roaring https://t.co/Rh3OOZrdI0
>
> 2,052 likes · 323 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 07:12 UTC
>
> — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) [June 3, 2024](https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1797719315220750495)

not in our leaker index

[Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/e-trade-may-ban-roaring-kitty-gamestop-stock-surge-2024-6) reported on June 4 that Gill could be removed from E-Trade after a post appearing to show his GameStop position.

Unconfirmed. The linked sources describe deliberation, not a decision.

[Unconfirmed]

## What happened later

Unconfirmed: no action on record.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @KobeissiLetter](https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1797719315220750495)
* [Business Insider — E-Trade May Bar Roaring Kitty After GameStop Stock Surge: WSJ](https://www.businessinsider.com/e-trade-may-ban-roaring-kitty-gamestop-stock-surge-2024-6)

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