Our clients’ assets are held at TD Ameritrade Institutional. They are the custodian of our client’s accounts. TD Ameritrade Institutional provides monthly statements to our clients that summarize all of their portfolio positions – stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and cash – including all balances, dividends, and transactions. TD Ameritrade Institutional is one of the largest brokerage firms in North America, with over 6 million individual investors and 4,000 independent financial advisors using their services. TD Ameritrade Institutional provides cutting edge technology and is committed to both excellent client service and account information protection. TD Ameritrade Institutional has made substantial investments in leading-edge security software, systems and procedures, and is constantly reviewing, refining and upgrading its infrastructure.
TD Ameritrade is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Securities in your account are protected up to $500,000. For details, please visit sipc.org. TD Ameritrade also provides $149.5 million worth of protection for each client through supplemental coverage provided by London insurers. The $149.5 million of coverage includes a sub-limit of $900,000 on cash. Each client is limited to a combined return of $150 million from SIPC or London insurers. The TD Ameritrade supplemental insurance policy has an aggregate limit of $500 million for claims from all TD Ameritrade clients. This supplemental insurance provides coverage following brokerage insolvency and does not protect against loss in market value of the securities.
TD Ameritrade, Inc. insures money market holdings up to $250,000 per depositor through FDIC insurance.