LAW-6390 SECURITIES REGULATION

An intensive introduction to the two most important federal security laws; the Security Act of 1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The course covers the issuance and trading of securities and explores the elaborate disclosure obligations that this country imposes on the distribution and trading of investment securities. The first half of the course looks at the issuance process in some detail, paying special attention to the complex rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The second part of the course looks at trading, including tender offers, private actions and damages. The economics of finance and capital markets is employed to assess the analysis

Credits

3