After reading this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions: What is a security? What requirements are imposed by the Securities Act of 1933? How does the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regulate the trading of securities? How are investment companies regulated? How do states regulate securities?
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Securities and Investor
Protection
Trang 2Security (Definition):
Investment in a common enterprise with
the reasonable expectation of profit gained
predominantly from others’ efforts
Trang 3Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Created in 1934 to:
Enforce securities laws
Interpret provisions of securities acts
Regulate the trade of securities
Regulate the activities of securities brokers, dealers, and
advisers
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Expansion of SEC Powers in the 1990s
Securities Enforcement Remedies and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990
Market Reform Act of 1990
Securities Acts Amendments of 1990
National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996
SarbanesOxley Act of 2002
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Registration Statement: Document containing
Trang 6The Securities Act of 1933:
Terminology, Rules, and
Procedures (Continued)
Prospectus: Written document similar to
registration statement, used as a selling tool
to attract potential investors
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Periods of the registration statement and prospectus filing
process:
Prefiling Period
Waiting Period
Posteffective Period
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The Securities Act of 1933: Terminology, Rules, and Procedures
(Continued)
Exempt TransactionsSecurities exempt from standard SEC registration requirements
investors
period, and firms do not have to believe that investors have a reasonable ability to
evaluate risk
in a twelvemonth period
than $5 million
or dealer
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Restricted Securities: Securities acquired under Rule 505, 506, or Section 4(6) that must be registered for resale, unless investor follows Rule 144 or 144(a)
Violations may result in:
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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Terminology,
Rules, and Procedures
Section 10(b): Prohibits use of “manipulative and deceptive devices” to bypass SEC rules
Insider Trading: Trading in which company employee or
executive uses material inside information to make profit
Misappropriation Theory: Individual who wrongly acquires and uses inside information for profit is liable for insider
trading
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information as a result of insider’s breach of duty is guilty of insider
trading
who must file reports detailing their ownership and trading of the
corporation’s securities
6month period by statutory insider; per Section 16(b), these profits must
be returned to company
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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Terminology,
Rules, and Procedures (Continued)
of stocks at a shareholder’s meeting
shareholder
Sanctions Act of 1984
Trang 13“Blue Sky” Laws: Regulate the offering
and sale of securities within the state only