U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. federal agency that enforces securities laws and regulates securities markets and major market participants (public companies, brokers, exchanges, and asset managers)
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Summary

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is an independent agency of the United States government[1]. It draws 2,997 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #8 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's field of work was Capital market regulation[3].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is in the country of United States[4].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government[5].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's instance of is recorded as regulatory agency[6].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's instance of is recorded as financial regulatory agency[7].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's founder is recorded as Franklin Delano Roosevelt[8].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[9].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Commons category is recorded as United States Securities and Exchange Commission[10].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's industry is recorded as voluntary sector[11].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's foundational text is recorded as Securities Exchange Act of 1934[12].
  • June 6, 1934 marks the founding of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission[13].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.898253, 'lon': -77.004211}[14].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government of the United States[15].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's official website is recorded as http://www.sec.gov/[16].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission[17].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's described at URL is recorded as https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission[18].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[19].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+4301'}[20].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The United States Securities and Exchange Commission'}[21].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission[22].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/u-s-_securities_and_exchange_commission_2[23].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+39364'}[24].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+32880'}[25].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6280'}[26].
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+79202'}[27].

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Founding

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's founder is recorded as Franklin Delano Roosevelt[8]. June 6, 1934 marks the founding of it[13].

Operations

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government of the United States[15].

Industry

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's industry is recorded as voluntary sector[11]. Its field of work was Capital market regulation[3].

Why It Matters

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission draws 2,997 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #8 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . clarin.com. clarin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . thenextweb.com. thenextweb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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