Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Sec. 1. Short title (Sec. 78a)
Sec. 2. Necessity for regulation (Sec. 78b)
Sec. 3. Definitions and application (Sec. 78c)
Sec. 3A. Swap agreements
Sec. 4. Securities and Exchange Commission (Sec. 78d)
Sec. 4A. Delegation of functions by Commission (Sec. 78d-1)
Sec. 4B. Transfer of functions with respect to assignment of personnel to chairman (Sec. 78d-2)
Sec. 4C. Appearance and practice before the commission (Sec. 78d-3)
Sec. 5. Transactions on unregistered exchanges (Sec. 78e)
Sec. 6. National securities exchanges (Sec. 78f)
Sec. 7. Margin requirements (Sec. 78g)
Sec. 8. Restrictions on borrowing and lending by members, brokers, and dealers (Sec. 78h)
Sec. 9. Manipulation of security prices (Sec. 78i)
Sec. 10. Manipulative and deceptive devices (Sec. 78j)
Sec. 10A. Audit requirements (Sec. 78j-1)
Sec. 11. Trading by members of exchanges, brokers, and dealers (Sec. 78k)
Sec. 11A. National market system for securities; securities information processors (Sec. 78k-1)
Sec. 12. Registration requirements for securities (Sec. 78l)
Sec. 13. Periodical and other reports (Sec. 78m)
Sec. 14. Proxies (Sec. 78n)
Sec. 15. Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers (Sec. 78o)
Sec. 15A. Registered securities associations (Sec. 78o-3)
Sec. 15B. Municipal securities (Sec. 78o-4)
Sec. 15C. Government securities brokers and dealers (Sec. 78o-5)
Sec. 15D. Securities analysts and research reports (Sec. 78o-6)
Sec. 15E. Registration of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.
Sec. 16. Directors, officers, and principal stockholders (Sec. 78p)
Sec. 17. Records and reports (Sec. 78q)
Sec. 17A. National system for clearance and settlement of securities transactions (Sec. 78q-1)
Sec. 17B. Automated quotation systems for penny stocks (Sec. 78q-2)
Sec. 18. Liability for misleading statements (Sec. 78r)
Sec. 19. Registration, responsibilities, and oversight of self-regulatory organizations (Sec. 78s)
Sec. 20. Liability of controlling persons and persons who aid and abet violations (Sec. 78t)
Sec. 20A. Liability to contemporaneous traders for insider trading (Sec. 78t-1)
Sec. 21. Investigations and actions (Sec. 78u)
Sec. 21A. Civil penalties (Sec. 78u-1)
Sec. 21B. Civil remedies in administrative proceedings (Sec. 78u-2)
Sec. 21C. Cease-and-desist proceedings (Sec. 78u-3)
Sec. 21D. Private securities litigation (Sec. 78u-4)
Sec. 21E. Application of safe harbor for forward-looking statements (Sec. 78u-5)
Sec. 22. Hearings by Commission (Sec. 78v)
Sec. 23. Rules, regulations, and orders; annual reports (Sec. 78w)
Sec. 24. Public availability of information (Sec. 78x)
Sec. 25. Court review of orders and rules (Sec. 78y)
Sec. 26. Unlawful representations (Sec. 78z)
Sec. 27. Jurisdiction of offenses and suits (Sec. 78aa)
Sec. 27A. Special provision relating to statute of limitations on private causes of action (Sec. 78aa-1)
Sec. 28. Effect on existing law (Sec. 78bb)
Sec. 29. Validity of contracts (Sec. 78cc)
Sec. 30. Foreign securities exchanges (Sec. 78dd)
Sec. 30A. Prohibited foreign trade practices by issuers (Sec. 78dd-1)
Sec. 31. Transaction fees (Sec. 78ee)
Sec. 32. Penalties (Sec. 78ff)
Sec. 33. Separability of provisions (Sec. 78gg)
Sec. 34. Effective date (Sec. 78hh)
Sec. 34-1. Effective date of certain sections (Sec. 78hh-1)
Sec. 35. Authorization of appropriations (Sec. 78kk)
Sec. 35A. Requirements for the EDGAR system (Sec. 78ll)
Sec. 36. General exemptive authority (Sec. 78mm)
Sec. 37. Tennessee Valley Authority (Sec. 78nn)
Sec. 38. Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Home Loan Banks (Sec. 78oo)

Schedule of Information Required in Registration Statement

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