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Securities and Exchange Act

(1934), measure creating the Securities and Exchange Commission to supervise licensing of stock exchanges. The act provided a program of regulatory control over the purchase and sale of stocks and bonds to prevent a recurrence of the stock market crash of 1929. Regulations established standards for the conduct of stock brokers, the control of unrestricted speculation, and the illegality of false advertising.



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