Established by Congress · Non-Profit Corporation
Protecting Investors for Over 50 Years
SIPC restores investors' assets when brokerage firms fail. We are the investor's bridge to recovery.
What is SIPC?
The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) is a non-profit corporation created by Congress. SIPC restores investors' assets if a brokerage firm fails financially — recovering missing cash and securities when a brokerage collapses.
Learn more about SIPC →$500,000
Protection per account
$15.38B
Recovered for investors
50+
Years of protection
How We Protect You
When a brokerage firm is closed due to bankruptcy or financial difficulties and customer assets are missing, SIPC steps in as the investor's bridge to recovery.
SIPC protection covers up to $500,000 per customer, including up to $250,000 for cash. This applies to most securities held at registered broker-dealers.