Securities Exchange Act

noun

, U.S. Government.

1. a law passed in 1934 establishing the SEC.

Example Sentences

Rose raised investments in SHE Beverage by issuing $2.50-a-piece shares that constituted “securities” within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act, according to the indictment.

From Los Angeles Times

Federal investigators said for 22 years, the firm hadn’t filed required paperwork to disclose the value of some assets in violation of the Securities Exchange Act and agency rules.

From Seattle Times

The SEC charged Bankman-Fried with violating the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

From BBC

The Federal Trade Commission Act and the Securities Exchange Act funnel judicial review of adverse agency orders to federal courts of appeal once those orders become final.

From Reuters

A judge threw out Cochran's lawsuit, finding that a law called the Securities Exchange Act stripped him of any power to hear challenges to ongoing SEC enforcement proceedings.

From Reuters