U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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The '''U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission''' ('''SEC''') is a federal agency which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the [[Security (finance)|securities]] industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States.

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.<ref name="SEC_About">[http://www.sec.gov/about/whatwedo.shtml "The Investor's Advocate: How the SEC Protects Investors, Maintains Market Integrity, and Facilitates Capital Formation"], ''U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission'', referenced 2011-11-17.</ref>

==References==
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==Links==
* [http://mises.org/daily/3139 The SEC Short Sells Us Down the River] by Art Carden and Robert P. Murphy, October 2008
* [http://mises.org/daily/963 Failure, Money, and Power] by Gregory Bresiger, May 2002
* [http://mises.org/daily/966 Dances With Wolves] by Karen De Coster, May 2002
* [http://mises.org/daily/1246 Martha Stewart: Political Prisoner] by William L. Anderson, June 2003
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/business/sec-is-avoiding-tough-sanctions-for-large-banks.html?_r=1 S.E.C. Is Avoiding Tough Sanctions for Large Banks] by Edward Wyatt, February 2012
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/sec-taking-on-big-firms-is-tempting-but-we-prefer-whaling-on-little-guys-20120530 SEC: Taking on Big Firms is 'Tempting,' But We Prefer Picking on Little Guys], ''Rolling Stone'', May 2012
* [http://www.sec.gov/ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website]
* [http://www.Finralawyer.us FINRALawyer.US – FINRA Legal Home Page]
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