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SEC Exchange Act (17 CFR 240)

Governs the trading of securities on secondary markets, establishing registration, reporting, proxy solicitation, and anti-fraud requirements. Applies to exchanges, broker-dealers, and publicly traded companies.

594

Rules extracted

10,161

Obligations decomposed

17.1x

Avg obligations per rule

🇺🇸 United States

Jurisdiction

What AuditDSS covers

Source

Regulation

Extracted

594

Rules

Decomposed

10,161

Obligations

17.1x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 17.1 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 10,161 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in SEC Exchange Act Rules is scored across independent risk dimensions:

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title: SEC Exchange Act (17 CFR 240)
Regulatory body: Securities and Exchange Commission
Jurisdiction: 🇺🇸 United States
Document type: regulation
Effective date: June 6, 1934
Industry: Securities & Capital Markets

Who this applies to

broker-dealerssecurities exchangesclearing agenciestransfer agentsSROs

Key requirements

broker-dealer registration
periodic reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K)
proxy solicitation rules
tender offer regulations
insider trading prohibition
market manipulation prohibition

Frequently asked questions about SEC Exchange Act Rules

What is SEC Exchange Act Rules?

Who does SEC Exchange Act Rules apply to?

SEC Exchange Act Rules applies to broker-dealers, securities exchanges, clearing agencies, transfer agents, SROs.

How many obligations does SEC Exchange Act Rules contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed SEC Exchange Act Rules into 10,161 atomic obligations from 594 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of SEC Exchange Act Rules?

The key requirements include: broker-dealer registration, periodic reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K), proxy solicitation rules, tender offer regulations, insider trading prohibition, market manipulation prohibition.

How can I assess my SEC Exchange Act Rules compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 10,161 SEC Exchange Act Rules obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces SEC Exchange Act Rules?

SEC Exchange Act Rules is enforced in United States by Securities and Exchange Commission.

When did SEC Exchange Act Rules come into effect?

SEC Exchange Act Rules became effective on June 6, 1934.

What industry does SEC Exchange Act Rules apply to?

SEC Exchange Act Rules is primarily relevant to the Securities & Capital Markets industry. AuditDSS covers 98 regulations in this industry sector.

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