Originally Posted by drgoodvibe

RefcoFX Canada which was bought by Man Financial was covered by CIPF. I had an account at RefcoFX Canada and was easily able to withdraw my funds even when the larger American holding company was going bankrupt.

I would fully recommend a broker that is covered by CIPF unfortunately there's just not that many. Canadian regulations for brokers are very strict so very few companies out there can abide by it.