RE: I recall There are at least 4 american online brokers now, including even Etrade, who allow direct trading on the TSX. Why deal with Pink Sheets? These frustrations are easliy avoided.
Pink sheets are not even real shares, only proxies. The volume and liquidity is so much lower, the share price often has no resemblance to the real share price, etc. Article:
https://www.goldbabble.com/onlinebrokers.html