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Securities and Exchange Commission

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The stated mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation[1].

The SEC has online resources related to protecting consumers

  • Filing whistleblower complaints[2]
  • Searching or subscribing to digital feeds of litigation releases[3]

Transparency concerns

SEC denied FOIA request regarding significant gaps in GME's FTD data around key market events with "foreseeable harm" standard as justification for withholding data. [4]


References

  1. "SEC - About" - sec.gov
  2. "SEC Whistleblower program" - sec.gov
  3. "SEC litigation" - sec.gov
  4. [https://franknez.com/the-sec-now-rejects-a-foia-request-for-missing-gamestop-ftd-data/ "The SEC now rejects a FOIA request for missing GameStop FTD data"] - sec.gov