securities exchange act of 1934
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The federal law regulating the public trading of securities. • This law provides for periodic disclosures by issuers of securities and for the registration and supervision of securities exchanges and brokers, and regulates proxy solicitations. The Act also established the SEC.15 USCA §§ 78a et seq. — Also termed Exchange Act; 1934 Act. [Cases: Securities Regulation 35.10–67.15. C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 103–241, 273.]