Scottrade Products & Services

Investment Account Protection

Scottrade is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), which protects eligible accounts of its members up to $500,000 (including $100,000 for claims for cash*). A brochure with the details of SIPC's protections is available at www.sipc.org.

Scottrade has also purchased additional protection from Aon of $24.5 million (an additional $900,000 in claims for cash) to pay amounts in addition to those returned in a SIPC liquidation, subject to an aggregate limit of $100,000,000. Total Account Protection is $25,000,000, including up to $1,000,000 in cash. This coverage does not protect against loss of the market value of securities. SIPC coverage is not the same as the insurance on bank accounts provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

* In order for cash to be covered by SIPC, cash held in an account must be the for the purpose of, or as a result of, securities transactions. Cash held in a securities account for the purpose of earning interest, which was not the result of a securities transaction, may not be covered by SIPC.
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Brokerage Products and Services offered by Scottrade, Inc. – Member FINRA and SIPC.

No information on this web site should be considered a recommendation or solicitation to invest in a particular security or type of security.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. A mutual fund's prospectus contains this and other information about the mutual fund. Prospectuses are available through our trading site or through a Scottrade branch office. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Margin trading involves interest charges and risks, including the potential to lose more than deposited or the need to deposit additional collateral in a falling market. Scottrade's margin agreement is available on our web site and at our branch offices; and contains the Margin Disclosure Statement and information on our lending policies, interest charges, and the risks associated with margin accounts. Options are not appropriate for all investors. Detailed information on our policies and the risks associated with options can be found in Scottrade's Options Application and Agreement, Brokerage Account Agreement, and Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options (available from your local branch office or here). All option accounts require prior approval by Scottrade.

Market volatility, volume, and system availability may impact account access and trade execution.