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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").
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Oversight of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation
September 30, 2015 Hearing before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Witnesses included Stephen P. Harbeck, President & Chief Executive Officer, SIPC
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A Legislative Proposal to Amend the Securities Investor Protection Act
November 21, 2013 Hearing before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Committee on Financial Services
Witnesses included Stephen P. Harbeck, President & Chief Executive Officer, SIPC
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The Securities Investor Protection Corporation: Past, Present, and Future
March 7, 2012 Hearing before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Committee on Financial Services
Witnesses included Stephen P. Harbeck, President & Chief Executive Officer, SIPC and Sharon Y. Bowen, Acting Chairman of the Board, SIPC
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Assessing the Limitations of the Securities Investor Protection Act
September 23, 2010 Hearing before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Committee on Financial Services
Witnesses included Orlan M. Johnson, Chairman of the Board, SIPC
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Additional Reforms to the Securities Investor Protection Act
December 9, 2009 Hearing before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Committee on Financial Services
Witnesses included Stephen P. Harbeck, President & Chief Executive Officer, SIPC
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Madoff Investment Securities Fraud: Regulatory and Oversight Concerns and the Need for Reform
January 27, 2009 Hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Witnesses included Stephen P. Harbeck, President & Chief Executive Officer, SIPC
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Assessing the Madoff Ponzi Scheme and the Need for Regulatory Reform
January 5, 2009 Hearing before the House Committee on Financial Services
Witnesses included Stephen P. Harbeck, President & Chief Executive Officer, SIPC