Securities and Exchange Commission

American

noun

SEC.

Securities and Exchange Commission British

noun

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

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Securities and Exchange Commission Cultural

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

Example Sentences

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The Securities and Exchange Commission didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from Barron’s.

From Barron's

When Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission believe disclosure matters, they write rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

The expansion of private markets has led to some calls to reinvigorate public markets, including from the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Atkins.

From The Wall Street Journal

His open-market purchases, revealed through a Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, amounted to about $7.8 million worth of stock.

From MarketWatch

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