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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 6, 2025 - The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) is again joining securities regulators and partner organizations in 118 countries and other jurisdictions on six continents in recognition of World Investor Week. This global campaign is led by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), where SIPC serves as an affiliate member, to help promote and advance investor education and protection.
World Investor Week 2025 runs from October 6th to 12th and features events aimed at advancing global awareness of the importance of investor education and protection. This year’s themes will spotlight Technology and Digital Finance, Artificial Intelligence, and Fraud and Scam Prevention.
SIPC is joined in this investor education initiative by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the National Futures Association (NFA), and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA).
As part of World Investor Week, SIPC and its partner organizations have released an investor bulletin with tips and insights for investors, highlighting this year’s themes. To access the investor bulletin, please click INVESTOR BULLETIN.
SIPC President and CEO Michael Post said, “SIPC is proud to join IOSCO and other partner organizations in supporting World Investor Week. By helping to educate and empower investors, World Investor Week furthers SIPC’s mission to promote investor confidence in the securities markets, which is vital for the economy.”
To access this year’s Main Themes and Key Messages, please click HERE.
For more information, visit IOSCO's World Investor Week home page and the SEC’s World Investor Week resources 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 and direct payment procedures, SIPC has distributed more than $142 billion for the benefit of more than 773,000 investors who otherwise might have lost their life savings.