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Investors
SIPC steps in when a brokerage firm fails financially, and assets are missing from customer accounts.
SIPC protects customer assets when a SIPC-member brokerage firm fails financially.
Understand how SIPC protection works if you have multiple accounts.SIPC has recovered billions of dollars for investors. Our job is to recover missing cash or securities if your brokerage firm has gone out of business. SIPC does not protect digital asset securities that are investment contracts that are not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, even if held by a SIPC member brokerage firm.
SIPC has issued Investor Bulletins explaining SIPC’s protection and claims process. Click here for Part I ("SIPC Basics"). Click here for Part II ("Filing a SIPC Claim").
Pay via ACH
All SIPC Members with assessments below the dollar threshold (currently $2,000,000) are eligible to make their assessment payments electronically from their bank accounts via ACH Debit Authorization. SIPC’s ACH system is only accessible via the SIPC Portal.
Pay via Wire
If not eligible to pay via ACH, please pay by wire. Please contact the Membership Department by telephone at 202-371-8300 or by e-mail at form@sipc.org for wire instructions.
Do not mail checks to SIPC’s street address. SIPC does not accept payment by check and any checks received will be returned. Interest will accrue if payment is late.