Combating the Securities Fraud in the Stock Exchange (The Case of the U.S.)

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Securities fraud is a practice that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in losses, in violation of the securities laws. It consists of deceptive practices in the stock and commodity markets, and occurs when investor are enticed to part whit their money based on untrue statements. Therefore the securities fraud includes outright theft from investors and misstatements on a public company's financial reports.
It also encompasses a wide range of other actions, including insider trading, front running and other illegal acts on the trading floor of a stock exchange. In this article, by focusing on the legal order of the US, we will analysis the fraud and try to provide a model of combating this phenomenon towards the relevant rules and regulations.

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Journal of Legal Research
Volume 9, Issue 17
February 2010
Pages 257-284

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