Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC, American board that regulates the sale and public offering of securities

board that regulates the public offering and sale of securities

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is a United States government agency having primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry/stock market. The SEC was created by section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (now codified as and commonly referred to as the 1934 Act). In addition to the 1934 Act that 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.
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Noun
1. an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
(synonym) SEC
(hypernym) independent agency