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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").
WASHINGTON, DC – October 2, 2023 - The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) joins securities regulators on six continents to promote investor education and protection through the World Investor Week, an initiative of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), of which SIPC is an affiliate member.
Held this year during October 2-8, the annual World Investor Week is a global campaign to raise awareness about the importance of educating and protecting investors and to highlight the education and protection initiatives of participating organizations. In light of current and expected global market conditions, this year’s themes include Investor Resilience, Crypto Assets, Sustainable Finance, Fraud and Scam Prevention, and the Basics of Investing.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leads the education drive in the United States and is joined by SIPC, along with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the National Futures Association (NFA), and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA).
Coinciding with World Investor Week, SIPC, the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, and the other partner organizations have jointly issued an investor bulletin providing tips and information for investors based upon this year’s themes. To access the investor bulletin, please click HERE.
SIPC President and CEO Josephine Wang said, “SIPC’s core mission is to protect investors, and educating the investing public is a key component of keeping investors safe. SIPC is proud to join in this global effort.”
To access the WIW program of events, please click HERE.
To access this year’s Main Themes and Key Messages, please click HERE.
For more information, visit the IOSCO's World Investor Week 2023 page.
Created by Congress, SIPC was established as a nonprofit under the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970. It is tasked with creating and administering a Fund that is used to restore investors’ missing assets in the event of a brokerage firm failure. Since 1971, through 330 liquidation proceedings, SIPC has distributed more than $140 billion for the benefit of more than 773,000 investors who otherwise might have lost their life savings.