The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) is a non-profit corporation created by Congress that has been protecting investors for over 50 years.
We work to restore investors' cash and securities if their securities broker fails.
SIPC has recovered billions of dollars for investors.
How can we help you?
We protect customers if their securities broker fails.
If it happens, SIPC protects the securities and cash in your brokerage account up to $500,000.
The $500,000 protection includes up to $250,000 protection for cash in your account to buy securities.
Investor Education
SIPC has issued Investor Bulletins explaining SIPC's protection and claims process:
The vintage SIPC logo, used since 1970, is being joined by a new and modernized logo. The SIPC logo continues to embody the core institutional attributes of stability and protection.
Latest news releases...
Friday, October 30, 2026
Friday, February 27, 2026
Distribution Will Bring Aggregate Customer Payout in Madoff Liquidation to Nearly $15.38 Billion
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Seventeenth Pro Rata Interim Distribution Will Bring Aggregate Customer Payout in Madoff Liquidation to Nearly $14.67 Billion
We are a non-profit corporation that has been protecting investors for over 50 years. SIPC has recovered billions of dollars for investors.
SIPC has issued Investor Bulletins explaining SIPC's protection and claims process: