Does the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) provide coverage for securities loaned under the Stock Yield Enhancement Programs?

The Stock Yield Enhancement Program Securities Collateral Held at IBKR Securities Services LLC ("IBKRSS") section appears in statements of participating clients whose shares are being lent. It shows details of the U.S. Treasuries being used as collateral for the Stock Yield Enhancement Program loans on your account…

No. The Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF) does not protect you as a lender with respect to securities loan transactions in which you lend to Interactive Brokers (IBKR) your Fully-Paid Securities through the Stock Yield Enhancement Program. Therefore, the cash collateral delivered to you (and indicated on your account statement) by IB Canada will constitute the only source of satisfaction of IBKR's obligation in the event that IB Canada fails to return the securities…

Shares loaned out may not be protected by the Investor Compensation Scheme (ICS). Therefore, the cash collateral delivered to you (and indicated on your account statement) may constitute the only source of satisfaction of Interactive Broker's (IBKR) obligation in the event that IBKR fails to return securities. This is why IBKR provides you with cash collateral in at least the same amount as the value of your shares to protect you in the very unlikely event that the stock is not returned to you…

Shares loaned out may not be protected by the Investor Compensation Fund (ICF). Therefore, the cash collateral delivered to you (and indicated on your account statement) may constitute the only source of satisfaction of IBKR's obligation in the event that IBKR fails to return securities. This is why IBKR provides you with cash collateral in at least the same amount as the value of your shares to protect you in the very unlikely event that the stock is not returned to you…