’34 Act

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The ’34 Act is a foundational U.S. federal securities law that regulates secondary trading of securities, mandates ongoing disclosure by public companies, and established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
securities law ⓘ
abbreviation Exchange Act ⓘ
aimsTo maintain fair and orderly markets ⓘ
promote market transparency ⓘ
protect investors ⓘ
appliesTo issuers meeting certain asset and shareholder thresholds ⓘ
issuers with securities registered on national securities exchanges ⓘ
authorizes SEC enforcement actions ⓘ
SEC rulemaking ⓘ
civil liability for securities fraud ⓘ
citation 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq. ⓘ
complements Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
containsRule Rule 10b-5 ⓘ
containsSection Section 10(b) ⓘ
Section 13(a) ⓘ
Section 13(d) ⓘ
Section 14(a) ⓘ
Section 16 ⓘ
Section 21D ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
empowers Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishedAgency Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ
focus post-issuance trading of securities ⓘ
fullName Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ⓘ
governs broker-dealers ⓘ
clearing agencies ⓘ
national securities exchanges ⓘ
securities associations ⓘ
transfer agents ⓘ
jurisdiction federal law of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
partOf New Deal financial reforms ⓘ
linked to: New Deal
primaryPurpose mandate ongoing disclosure by public companies ⓘ
prevent fraud and manipulation in securities markets ⓘ
regulate secondary trading of securities ⓘ
regulates secondary trading of bonds ⓘ
secondary trading of other securities ⓘ
secondary trading of stocks ⓘ
requires Form 10-K annual reports ⓘ
Form 10-Q quarterly reports ⓘ
Form 8-K current reports ⓘ
linked to: SEC filings

insider trading disclosures ⓘ
periodic reporting by public companies ⓘ
proxy statement disclosures ⓘ
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
yearEnacted 1934 ⓘ

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