Well that's not quite correct. I have had WS since the beginning (and used their tax platform well before the acquisition of Simpletax). WS always had a statement and also blocked purchase of numerous penny-stocks and other dead-dogs in that category.
That said, there is some leeway here in that (from my intuition of use), IBKR blocks more than WS does.
Could you tell me what tickers you're trying to trade so I can look deeper? Just a few...
On the other hand, I may be totally misreading you. Different people I've noticed mean different things when saying "Direct Market Access".