U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a federal agency which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States.

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.

Links

 * The SEC Short Sells Us Down the River by Art Carden and Robert P. Murphy, October 2008
 * Failure, Money, and Power by Gregory Bresiger, May 2002
 * Dances With Wolves by Karen De Coster, May 2002
 * Martha Stewart: Political Prisoner by William L. Anderson, June 2003
 * S.E.C. Is Avoiding Tough Sanctions for Large Banks by Edward Wyatt, February 2012
 * SEC: Taking on Big Firms is 'Tempting,' But We Prefer Picking on Little Guys, Rolling Stone, May 2012
 * U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website
 * SECLaw.com – The Securities Law Home Page