3.3.2 Securities Exchange Act 1934
With this Act, Congress created the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Act empowers
the SEC with broad authority over all aspects of the securities industry. This includes the
power to register, regulate and oversee brokerage firms, transfer agents and clearing agencies
as well as securities self-regulatory organisations (SROs). The various stock exchanges, such
as the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange, are SROs, as is the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, which operates the NASDAQ system.
The Act also empowers the SEC to require annual and other periodic reports from companies
with more than $10 million in assets and whose securities are held by more than 500 owners.
These reports are made available to the public through the SEC’s EDGAR database. The
securities laws broadly prohibit fraudulent activities of any kind in connection with the offer,
purchase or sale of securities. These provisions are the basis for many types of disciplinary
actions, including actions against fraudulent insider trading.
3.3.2 Securities Exchange Act 1934With this Act, Congress created the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Act empowersthe SEC with broad authority over all aspects of the securities industry. This includes thepower to register, regulate and oversee brokerage firms, transfer agents and clearing agenciesas well as securities self-regulatory organisations (SROs). The various stock exchanges, suchas the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange, are SROs, as is the FinancialIndustry Regulatory Authority, which operates the NASDAQ system.The Act also empowers the SEC to require annual and other periodic reports from companieswith more than $10 million in assets and whose securities are held by more than 500 owners.These reports are made available to the public through the SEC’s EDGAR database. Thesecurities laws broadly prohibit fraudulent activities of any kind in connection with the offer,purchase or sale of securities. These provisions are the basis for many types of disciplinaryactions, including actions against fraudulent insider trading.
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