What Was the Purpose of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Essay

What was the purpose of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934?

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric around the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Risk Premium

The additional return expected by an investor for holding a risky asset, over and above the risk-free rate.

Semi-Strong Form

A form of the Efficient Market Hypothesis suggesting that stock prices reflect all publicly available information, making it impossible to consistently achieve higher returns.

Strong Form Efficient

A hypothesis stating that all information, both public and private, is completely reflected in stock prices, meaning no investor can achieve higher returns with specific information.