Client securities accounts at ******************* LLC are protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC") for a maximum coverage of $500,000 (with a cash sublimit of $250,000). In addition, ******************* LLC carries an excess SIPC policy with certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London,2 which extends the per account3 coverage by an additional $30 million (with a cash sublimit of $900,000), subject to an aggregate limit of $150 million.