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Securities regulation in the United States is the field of U.S. law that covers various aspects of transactions and other dealings with securities. It includes both Federal and state level regulation by purely governmental regulatory agencies, most notably the Federal level United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). There are also quasi-governmental organizations 'self regulatory organizations' (SRO's) such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (formed by the merger of the enforcement divisions of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) and the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE)). A significant influence is exerted by the availability of private rights of action under both state and Federal securities laws, as well as more generalized laws covering fraud. Futures and some aspects of derivatives are regulated by the Federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). There are eight principal United States federal statutes in the area of securities regulation There are also fairly extensive regulations under these laws, largely made by the SEC. State laws governing issuance and trading of securities are commonly referred to as blue sky laws.
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