Securities Exchange Act created Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate and discipline all aspects of the securities industry -register, regulate, oversee market participants, require periodic reporting information, discipline market participants and lead investigations into potential violations of the act

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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 the nation's securities self regulatory organizations (SROs). The various securities exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock Market, and the Chicago Board of Options are SROs. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is also an SRO. The Act also identifies and prohibits certain types of conduct in the markets and provides the Commission with disciplinary powers over regulated entities and persons associated with them. The Act also empowers the SEC to require periodic reporting of information by companies with publicly traded securities.

The SEC has the power and responsibility to lead investigations into potential violations of the SEA, such as insider trading, selling unregistered stocks, stealing customers' funds, manipulating market prices, disclosing false financial information, and breaching broker-customer integrity.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the regulatory arm of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEA granted the SEC broad authority to regulate all aspects of the securities industry. It manages the disclosure and sharing of market-related information, which is designed to promote fair dealing for investors and protect against securities fraud.

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The Laws That Govern the Securities Industry

What Is the Securities Exchange Act of 1934? Reach and History

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