 Overview
Securities
Investor Protection Fund (SIPF) 
Securities
Investor Protection Fund (SIPF)
SIPF originated from cooperation between The Stock Exchange
of Thailand (SET) and some of its member firms who volunteered
to join the fund. Its purpose is to create confidence among
investors who trade securities on the Exchange. Investors
who are clients of SIPF members can receive their assets back
or be compensated from this fund under the conditions outlined
below.
Investors Protection
SIPF provides protection to investors who fail to
receive returns on their assets or compensation for the price
of assets from SIPF members if :
1. any member broker of SIPF is adjudicated bankrupt
2. any member broker of SIPF fails to comply with an arbitral
award requiring them to return the assets or compensate
for the price of assets to investors.
This protection does not include losses incurred from price
decreases due to the securities trading.
Compensating to Investors
The investors shall be entitled to compensation for
assets or compensation for the price of assets from the Fund
not exceeding the actual damage incurred to them and each
investors will get no more Baht 1 million per one SIPF's member
broker.
How to Request this Protection
Investors are automatically protected when they open
a trading account as long as their broker remains a SIPF member.
Moreover, investors need not apply for this protection or
pay anything.
Requesting this Protection
When a fund member fails to return an investor’s
assets, the investor has the right to request protection from
the Fund through Member Services Department at SET.
Related Regulation
1. Regulation - Protection for Securities Investors
2. Regulation
- Membership of the Securities Investor Protection Fund (Update Jan 1,51)
3. Regulation - Use of Logo of the Securities Investor Protection Fund
A List of Fund
Members
SIPF protects only those investors who are fund members’
customers, so investors should examine a
list of fund members or see if their broker’s offices
or brochures have the SIPF logo.
Investors may make inquiris at the S-E-T Call Center, Tel.
02-229-2222, E-mail : SETCallCenter@set.or.th or at the fund members.
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