Mercantil Commercebank Investment Services, Inc. (Mercantil CIS) is a Financial Institution registered in the United States of America, specializing in investment advisory and brokerage of negotiable instruments.
Mercantil CIS meets the requirements and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) www.finra.org and of the Securities and Exchange Comission (SEC). Mercantil CIS is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)* which safeguards its clients investments.
For clearing, custody and other administrative services Mercantil CIS uses Pershing services, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon.
Mercantil CIS is a subsidiary of Mercantil Commercebank N.A. a national bank registered in the U.S. affiliated to Mercantil Servicios Financieros (MSF) global provider of high quality services in Personal Banking, Commercial and Corporate, Investment Banking, Trust Services, Investment Services and Insurance.
*SIPC coverage is provided through Pershing LLC. As a result, client assets remaining in Pershing's custody are protected by SIPC for a limit of $500,000 including $100,000 in cash waiting to be reinvested. Pershing provides additional coverage to the SIPC limits and may have available a loss limit per customer up to $1.9 million in cash positions. For more details regarding SIPC coverage, please visit www.pershing.com.