These were laws regulating how securities are sold.

这部法律制定了股票销售的规则

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Even before his past had been disclosed, two of the SEC's five commissioners had opposed his appointment on the grounds that the 78-year-old, a former director of both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was not qualified for the job of regulating the securities industry.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is charged with regulating the markets and protecting investors by upholding federal securities laws.

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This idea has already been adopted by the National Association of Securities Dealers and other self-regulating bodies that govern Wall Street.

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