SEC
Wall Street overseer
The SEC is the Securities and Exchange Commission, a U.S. government agency that regulates stock markets and protects investors from fraud.
The acronym appears constantly in financial news: The SEC filed charges against the company.
In American college sports, SEC is the Southeastern Conference, a major athletic league: SEC football dominates the national rankings. (Lowercase sec is informal for second.)
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- IPOFirst public stock offering
derivatives · options · futures · commodities · index funds · ETFs · mutual funds · portfolio
Mutual giving and receiving
- NYSELargest equities market
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- tradingExchanging for value
- brokersTransaction intermediaries
dealers · market makers · clearing · settlement · volume · volatility · circuit breakers · high-frequency
Device maintaining steady output
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- disclosureAct of revealing information
reporting · filings · rules · guidelines · registration · investigations · violations · penalties
How authority is exercised
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- boardFlat rigid panel
executives · proxy · annual report · earnings · insider · officers · directors · compensation
Southern collegiate athletic league
- footballField sport with goals
- collegeHigher education institution
- athleticPhysically strong and active
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
IPO · derivatives · options · futures · commodities · index funds · ETFs · mutual funds · portfolio · dividends
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
brokers · dealers · market makers · clearing · settlement · volume · volatility · circuit breakers · high-frequency · ticker
regulator
Device maintaining steady output
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
disclosure · reporting · filings · rules · guidelines · registration · investigations · violations · penalties · sanctions
governance
How authority is exercised
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
board · executives · proxy · annual report · earnings · insider · officers · directors · compensation · accountability
Southeastern Conference
Southern collegiate athletic league
- oversight bodiesoversight board, ethics committee, oversight committee, ethics board, inspector general
- agenciesOgilvy, FDA, travel agency, employment agency, news agency
- Securities Lawinsider trading, prospectus, public offering, issuer, FINRA
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- college sportscollege athletics, college basketball, college football, college baseball, NCAA
- Deep SouthAlabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Mississippi Delta
US central banking system
SECWall Street
American finance hub
hedge funds · investment banks · Bernie Madoff · Enron · retail investors
SECBig Ten
Major collegiate athletic conference
Pac-12 · ACC · Ivy League · NAIA · Division III
- just a secBrief delay request
- security cameraMounted recording device
- security blanketSoothing attachment object
- security guardHired protector of property
- UN Security CouncilWorld body overseeing peace
- security depositRefundable tenant payment upfront