Securities & Exchange Commission
 Seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 6, 1934 |
| Jurisdiction | United States federal government |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Employees | 3,958 (2012)[1] |
| Agency executive | |
| Website | www.SEC.gov |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an agency of the United States federal government. It holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws, proposing securities rules, and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other activities and organizations, including the electronic securities markets in the United States.[2]
In addition to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which created it, the SEC enforces the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, and other statutes. The SEC was created by Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
- ^ FY 2014 Congressional Budget Justification (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2013. p. 14.
- ^ A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies USA.gov