The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforces federal securities laws
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a.k.a. SEC is an independent agency of the U.S. government that is responsible for enforcing federal securities laws, propose securities laws, regulating the securities industry and the nations stock and options exchanges.
The SEC was created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and it enforces:
- Securities Act of 1933
- Trust Indenture Act of 1939
- Investment Act of 1940
- Investment Advisers Act of 1940
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – PDF
The SEC HQ is located at:
SEC Headquarters
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
List of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regional Offices
The SEC accomplishes their responsibilities with the support of Regional Offices across the United States. They are located at:
Atlanta Regional Office – Map
950 East Paces Ferry, N.E., Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-842-7600
Boston Regional Office – Map
33 Arch Street, 23rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617-573-8900
Chicago Regional Office – Map
175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1450
Chicago, IL 60604
312-353-7390
Denver Regional Office – Map
1961 Stout Street, Suite 1700
Denver, CO 80294
303-844-1000
Fort Worth Regional Office – Map
801 Cherry Street, Suite 1900, Unit 18
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-978-3821
Los Angeles Regional Office – Map
444 South Flower Street, Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90071
323-965-3998
Miami Regional Office – Map
801 Brickell Ave., Suite 1800
Miami, FL 33131
305-982-6300
New York Regional Office – Map
200 Vesey Street, Suite 400
New York, NY 10281
212-336-1100
Philadelphia Regional Office – Map
1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 520
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-597-3100
Salt Lake Regional Office – Map
351 S. West Temple St., Suite 6.100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801-524-5796
San Francisco Regional Office – Map
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-705-2500
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