The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is a law governing the secondary trading of securities in the United States of America. A landmark of wide-ranging legislation, the Act of ’34 and related statutes form the basis of regulation of the financial markets and their participants in the United States.WikipediaLong title:An act To provide for the regulation of securities exchanges and of over-the-counter markets operating in interstate and foreign commerce and through the mails, to prevent inequitable and unfair practices on such exchanges and markets, and for other purposes.Nicknames:Securities Exchange Act, Exchange Act, 1934 Act, ’34 ActEnacted by:the 73rd United States Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securities_Exchange_Act_of_1934