Please note that you can fill out a claim form only if your broker-dealer is in liquidation under the Securities Investor Protection Act.

You can't file your SIPC claim form electronically, but you can use this Web site feature to fill out your form and print it out. You must still copy the completed form, all attachments, and then mail the original to the designated address.

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SIPC Modernization Task Force Issues Report; Diverse Group of Securities Experts Make Recommendations for Future of Organization

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 21, 2012 - The report of the SIPC Modernization Task Force outlining legislative recommendations and other changes related to the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) is now in the hands of the SIPC Board of Directors. The SIPC Modernization Task Force was created in June 2010 to review the operations of SIPC and to recommend needed changes. The Task Force held a total of 14 meetings and created a Web site http://www.SIPCModernization.org to collect suggestions directly from the public. ...(more)

The full text of the report is available here.

Status Update from the Office of James W. Giddens, Trustee for the Liquidation of MF Global Inc., Concerning the Trustee's Investigation

NEW YORK - February 6, 2012 James W. Giddens, the Trustee for the liquidation of MF Global Inc., today filed a preliminary report on the progress of his investigation into the failure of the broker-dealer with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, the Honorable Martin Glenn, presiding. The Trustee's investigation has preliminarily determined that MF Global Inc. had a shortfall in commodities customer segregated funds beginning on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, and that the shortfall continued to grow in size until the bankruptcy filing on Monday, October 31, 2011. ... (more)

MF Global Inc. Trustee: Deadline for Customer Claim Submission is January 31, 2012

NEW YORK - January 23, 2012 The Trustee for the liquidation of MF Global Inc. and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation today urged former customers of MF Global Inc. to submit claims forms by the January 31, 2012 deadline. Claims from former commodity futures customers and former securities customers of MF Global Inc. must be received by the Trustee by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 in order to receive maximum protection under the law and to be considered for future distributions of assets. ... (more)