When you direct register shares you take them out of the DTCC and register in your own name. If you buy through a normal broker they are in the brokers name not yours. GME’s transfer agent is Computershare. It only takes a call to your broker and tell them you want to DRS through Computershare. Then those shares are not able to be loaned out for shorting hedge funds. There is a comprehensive guide on r/SuperStonk at the top of every post.
When you direct register shares you take them out of the DTCC and register in your own name. If you buy through a normal broker they are in the brokers name not yours. GME’s transfer agent is Computershare. It only takes a call to your broker and tell them you want to DRS through Computershare. Then those shares are not able to be loaned out for shorting hedge funds. There is a comprehensive guide on r/SuperStonk at the top of every post.