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Last updated: September 2026
GDFS provides clients with a range of financial products and account services. Clients may access different financial services through a single GDFS client relationship and digital service entry point, while different products may use different trading, brokerage, clearing, custody and client-money arrangements.
Accordingly, protection arrangements applicable to client money and assets are not provided uniformly by reference to a GDFS login account.
The protection regime, investor compensation arrangements, eligibility, scope and maximum limits that apply depend on the specific product account, trading market, asset type and related brokerage, clearing or custody arrangements used by the client.
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A GDFS client may use multiple financial services at the same time, for example:
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Some U.S. securities services may be provided through regulated third-party brokerage, clearing and custody infrastructure.
U.S. securities clients who meet the relevant eligibility requirements and account arrangements may be covered by the investor protection regime of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). The statutory SIPC protection limit is:
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Some Hong Kong securities services may be provided through third-party financial institutions regulated in Hong Kong and related market infrastructure.
Eligible Hong Kong securities trades may be covered by the Hong Kong Investor Compensation Fund (ICF). For eligible securities claims relating to defaults occurring on or after 1 January 2020, the current maximum compensation is:
The Hong Kong investor compensation regime does not cover all global investments made through Hong Kong financial institutions. Its scope mainly includes qualifying exchange-traded products in Hong Kong and eligible securities traded through the northbound Shanghai–Hong Kong and Shenzhen–Hong Kong Stock Connect arrangements.
Eligibility is determined by the relevant Hong Kong investor compensation regime based on the specific event, product, trade and account arrangements.
The HK$500,000 limit is calculated per eligible investor or claimant, not simply separately for each trading account.
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Contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign-exchange products use product and account structures that differ from securities. Clients should not assume that SIPC or Hong Kong ICF protection applicable to certain securities accounts also applies to CFD or foreign-exchange accounts.
Client-money handling, margin requirements, risk controls and other protections for CFD and foreign-exchange services depend on:
CFDs and foreign exchange may involve substantial market and leverage risk. Leverage can magnify both gains and losses. Before trading, clients should carefully read the applicable product information, account terms and risk disclosures.
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GDFS and relevant service providers handle client money in accordance with applicable law, regulatory requirements and the specific account arrangements. Different financial products may use different account, trading and settlement models, so the way client money is handled may also differ.
Arrangements may involve regulated:
Clients should refer to the terms and disclosure documents applicable to their specific product account for details of the relevant money arrangements.
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For some financial products, asset custody, clearing or settlement services may be provided by regulated third-party financial institutions.
GDFS provides a unified client-service and digital-trading entry point. This does not mean that all client assets are held by the same financial institution or that the same investor-protection regime applies to every product.
Different markets and products may use different:
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Clients should note that a GDFS account may provide a single entry point to GDFS services. This does not mean that every financial product used by a client is the same financial account for legal, clearing or asset-custody purposes.
For example, a client may use:
These services may each use different accounts and financial infrastructure. Any investor-protection or compensation regime should therefore be assessed by reference to the specific product account, not simply the client’s GDFS login.
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SIPC, the Hong Kong Investor Compensation Fund and similar investor-protection regimes should not be understood as guarantees of investment capital, investment returns or market performance.
These regimes are generally intended to address specific circumstances, such as the default or liquidation of a financial intermediary or a shortfall in client assets covered under the regime. They generally do not cover:
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As clients may use different products and account arrangements, if you wish to understand the following for a specific financial product:
please review the service documents for that product or account, or contact the GDFS client-service team. GDFS will provide relevant information based on the specific products and account arrangements used by the client.
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This page provides general information about client-money, asset-holding and investor-protection arrangements that may apply to different GDFS financial products.
It does not constitute legal, investment, tax or other professional advice, and it does not represent that any client, product or transaction necessarily qualifies for any investor-protection or compensation regime.
Actual eligibility, compensation amounts, claims processes and scope are determined by applicable laws, regulatory regimes, financial institutions, account structures and specific terms.
If this page differs from the official rules of an investor-protection regime, a client agreement, product document or applicable law, the relevant official rules, agreement, document and law prevail.