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Securities and Exchange Commission – SEC

The primary U.S. government agency responsible for the regulation of the day-to-day operations and disclosure obligations of securities trading. The SEC is an independent, non-partisan, quasi-judicial regulatory agency with responsibility for administering the federal securities laws. The purpose of these laws is to protect investors and to ensure that investors have access to disclosure of all material information concerning publicly traded securities. The Commission also regulates firms engaged in the purchase or sale of securities, people who provide investment advice, and investment companies.

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