diff --git a/zipline/protocol.py b/zipline/protocol.py
index 06b807ee..409dcd2a 100644
--- a/zipline/protocol.py
+++ b/zipline/protocol.py
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ class Account(object):
     def __repr__(self):
         return "Account({0})".format(self.__dict__)
 
+    def serialize(self):
+        return  'Account', self.__dict__
+
+    def reconstruct(self, saved_state):
+        self.__dict__.update(saved_state)
+
 
 class Position(object):