The 1933 Securities Act Defines the Term "Security

question 19

Essay

The 1933 Securities Act defines the term "security." The courts have generally interpreted the statutory definition to include non-traditional forms of investments. The Supreme Court of the United States has adopted a two-tier
analysis of what constitutes a security. Within this analysis the Court has used a three-part test to determine whether a non-traditional financial transaction constitutes an investment contract and thus a security. Explain: (a) the 1933
Act's statutory definition of security, (b) the courts' general interpretation of the 1933 Act's definition and (c) the Supreme Court's two-tier test

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