Missing, Lost, Fake or Counterfeit Securities

The Securities Information Center (SIC), an arm of the SEC, handles the reporting of stolen, missing, lost, or counterfeit securities. Each member firm must file a notification with the SIC if it discovers the following:

• • Stolen securities: The firm must report stolen securities to the SIC within one business day of the discovery and must also promptly report it to the FBI
• • Missing or lost securities: When securities have been missing or lost for two business days, the firm must report the missing/lost securities within one business day following the end of that two-day period
• • Counterfeit securities: The firm must report to the SIC and the FBI within one day of discovering counter