Securities and Exchange Commission

noun

1. SEC.

Securities and Exchange Commission

noun

1. a US federal agency established in 1934 to supervise and regulate issues of and transactions in securities and to prosecute illegal stock manipulations SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

1. A federal agency that supervises the exchange of securities so as to protect investors against malpractice, such as insider trading .

Example Sentences

He said he would create a strategic bitcoin stockpile and sack Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler, who had sparked anger by taking legal action against firms under existing financial laws.

From BBC

B. Riley founder and co-ceo Bryant Riley has denied knowledge of any wrongdoing, but his firm’s dealings with Kahn are the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

He has groused relentlessly about regulatory actions against him and his companies by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, the National Labor Relations Board and others.

From Los Angeles Times

Bankruptcy Court Judge Thomas Horan in Delaware comes as Fisker is grappling with a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into possible securities violations at the company before its June bankruptcy filing.

From Los Angeles Times

The Securities and Exchange Commission never accused Garvey of wrongdoing, but said that Favata had used his fame to give the scam “an aura of legitimacy.”

From Los Angeles Times