BASICS OF SECURITIES LAW
Security is a form of financial investment. Any company issues securities to raise capital for their business. A stock is an example of security. Bonds, mortgages, and loan packages may also be securities. Securities are the way of getting finance to the business.
The investors who buy security hope to earn profit from them and the cooperation do so to get funds for the business. Securities are important for any business. Security law ensures that this aspect of business will be done fairly to all involved in the buying and selling of securities.
Security law is a group of laws and regulations that govern the issuance of securities. Security laws suggest companies how they can offer their shares to the public as well as make sure that public investments are fair to everyone whoever may invest in the company.
Securities law come into the market after the “Stock Market Crash of 1929.” Some big companies had bluffed the potential investors and exaggerate the amount of profit they may earn after the investment. After this incident, lawmakers decided to frame a statute which will deal with such things and provides enough data and reports of the company so that the consumers have a reasonable opportunity to make an informed decision whether to invest or not. Securities law are both states as well as federal laws. Any business firm or corporation need to follow all the rules and regulations satisfying all the provisions of both state and federal rules. For example, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is applicable throughout the United States and other laws applicable to each state.
There are four types of securities law: