Securities and Exchange Commission

noun

1. SEC.

Securities and Exchange Commission

noun

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

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

“As part of our cooperation with the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission, we produced texts and emails,” Ballmer said.

From Los Angeles Times

Securities and Exchange Commission, in which the utility company stated it was “not aware of evidence pointing to another possible source of ignition” for the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times

"Despite what the SEC has said in the past, most crypto assets are not securities," his top financial regulator Paul Atkins, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said in a speech in July.

From BBC

Amazon told me by email that it complied with the Securities and Exchange Commission regulations governing the CEO pay ratio disclosures.

From Los Angeles Times

They are spread throughout the government, from the Department of Defense to the General Services Administration to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From Salon