Which of the Following Agencies Has Primary Regulatory Power Over

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following agencies has primary regulatory power over the securities' markets?

• A)U..S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• B)Federal Reserve
• C)FDIC
• D)Congress

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Definitions:

Total Debt Ratio

A financial ratio that compares a company's total liabilities to its total assets, indicating the proportion of a company's assets financed through debt.

Construct Validity

The degree to which a test measures what it claims, or purports, to be measuring.

Criterion Validity

The extent to which a measure is related to an outcome or criterion that it is supposed to predict.

Internal Consistency Validity

A measure of the reliability of a test or scale, indicating how well the items on the test measure the same construct or concept.