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stability of a broker: what if your broker goes bankrupt? could you lose equity in your account?
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look at the link to the sipc. i don't know exactly what you mean by "runs out of funds," but the sipc will replace shares of stock stolen from your account, and up to $100,000 in cash.  the real risk is when a shady brokers sells you shares in a stock that becomes worthless, that's when "buyer beware" kicks in. no help there.
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