Client money segregation: why does it matter to you?

Segregation means your money sits in a separate account from the broker's own funds, so a broker's bankruptcy doesn't automatically take your deposit with it. The detail matters: where the account is held, and under which regulator's rules.

Did you check this before depositing?

• what your broker's terms say about client money
• whether you've ever verified it on a regulator's register
• what happens to client money when a broker fails

The client money guide covers the protections.