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Securities and Exchange Act - Definition and Overview |
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- For other uses of "SEC", see SEC (disambiguation)
The Securities and Exchange Commission, commonly referred to as the SEC, is the United States governing body which has primary responsibility for overseeing the regulation of the securities industry. It enforces, among other acts, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisors Act. It removed regulatory authority from the Federal Trade Commission.
The SEC has five Commissioners who are appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate. Their terms last five years and are staggered so that one Commissioner's term ends on June 5 of each year. To ensure that the SEC remains non-partisan, no more than three Commissioners may belong to the same political party. The President also designates one of the Commissioners as Chairman, the SEC's top executive.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr, father of future President John F. Kennedy, to serve as the first Chairman of the SEC. For a list of other appointees, see: Securities and Exchange Commission appointees.
Related legislation
Forms
See SEC Forms List by category (http://www.sec.gov/about/forms/secforms.htm)
- SEC Form 4 (stock and stock options ownership and exercise disclosure)
- SEC Form S-1 (IPO)
Chairmen
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Articles
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Example Usage of Securities |
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wakeupwealthy: Social Securities frame work has never changed since the 40’s. What was the one thing that has? |
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Niquaa: @tomsnose I know, But most people don't have that much stalkers and don't have that many Securities and, well.. nevermind :( |
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Niquaa: @tomsnose I know.. THANK GOD. But it makes me sad that they can't do normal stuff.. that they can't go out without Securities and stuff. :( |
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