Stock Market Collapse Of 1929: The Securities And Exchange Commission

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The Securities and Exchange Commission, also known as SEC, was established in 1934 for the purpose of solving issues directly associated with the stock market collapse of 1929. Investors and the public had begun to lose confidence in the stock market as a result of the investigation done by the Committees on Banking and Currency of the New York Stock Exchange. The investigation brought to light misleading sales operations and stock manipulations and eventually led to the devastation the United States economy faced. Primarily drafted by Huston Thompson, Walter Miller, and Ollie Butler, the Securities Act of 1933 was passed to increase public trust in the capital markets by requiring uniform disclosure of information about public securities