All Hampton client account securities and cash are held by National Bank Correspondent Network (NBCN). NBCN is part of the National Bank of Canada, Canada’s sixth largest bank, a federally regulated international financial institution. NBCN is Canada's leading supplier of correspondent/prime brokerage services, serving over 60 independent firms, and over 3,000 independent investment advisors."
NBCN and Hampton Securities Limited are both members of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (“CIPF”). Each CIPF defined separate account is protected to $1,000,000.
Internationally, Hampton Securities clears and provides custody services through the clearing arm of Fidelity Investments (US) and Hang Seng Bank ( Asia), an HSBC company.
Hampton Securities (USA), Inc. and National Financial Services are both members of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. (“SIPC”). Securities in accounts carried by National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”), a Fidelity Investments Company, are protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) up to $500,000 (including cash claims limited to $100,000). NFS has arranged for additional insurance protection for cash and securities to supplement its SIPC coverage. This additional protection covers total account net equity in excess of the $500,000/$100,000 coverage provided by SIPC. Neither coverage provides against a decline in the market value of securities.
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