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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (also called the Exchange Act, '34 Act, or 1934 Act) (Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 73–291, 48 Stat. 881, enacted June 6, 1934, codified at 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq.) is a law governing the secondary trading of securities (stocks, bonds, and debentures) in the United States of America.
SEC Rule 10b-5, codified at 17 CFR 240.10b-5, is one of the most important rules targeting securities fraud in the United States. It was promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), pursuant to its authority granted under § 10 (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. [1] The rule prohibits any act or omission resulting ...
v. t. e. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. [2] [3] [4] The primary purpose of the SEC is to enforce the law against market manipulation. [5] [6] : 2. In addition to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ...
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (commonly known as the "Exchange Act" or the "1934 Act") gives shareholders the right to bring a private action in federal court to recover damages the shareholder sustained as a result of securities fraud. The majority of securities fraud claims are brought pursuant to Section 10 (b) of the Exchange Act ...
Gold Reserve Act. An Act to protect the currency system of the United States, to provide for the better use of the monetary gold stock of the United States, and for other purposes. The United States Gold Reserve Act of January 30, 1934 required that all gold and gold certificates held by the Federal Reserve be surrendered and vested in the sole ...
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is different from the 1933 Act because it requires periodic disclosure of information by the issuers to the shareholders and SEC in order to continue to protect investors once a company goes public. The public issuers of securities must report annually and quarterly to the SEC ...
It was originally enforced by the FTC, until the SEC was created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The original law was separated into two titles. Title I is formally entitled the Securities Act of 1933, while title 2 is the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders Act, 1933. In 1939, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 was added as Title 3.
SEC Rule 17a-4. SEC Rule 17a-4 is a regulation issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to its regulatory authority under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Known simply as the "Exchange Act") which outlines requirements for data retention, indexing, and accessibility for companies which deal in the trade or brokering ...