Code of Federal Regulations · Section
§ 240.10b-5 — b-5 Employment Of Manipulative And Deceptive Devices
17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5
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It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, by the use of any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails or of any facility of any national securities exchange,
(a) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud,
(b) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or
(c) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person,
in connection with the purchase or sale of any security.
Authorizing Statute
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Records and reports15 U.S.C. § 78q
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Registration of securities15 U.S.C. § 77f
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Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers15 U.S.C. § 78o
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Foreign securities exchanges15 U.S.C. § 78dd
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Information required in registration statement15 U.S.C. § 77g
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General provisions of a liquidation proceeding15 U.S.C. § 78fff
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Necessity for regulation15 U.S.C. § 78b
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Proxies15 U.S.C. § 78n
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Classes of securities under this subchapter15 U.S.C. § 77c
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Registration requirements for securities15 U.S.C. § 78l
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Executive compensation and corporate governance12 U.S.C. § 5221
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Findings and purposes12 U.S.C. § 5461
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Creation; membership; compensation and expenses12 U.S.C. § 241
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Short title15 U.S.C. § 78a
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Trading by members of exchanges, brokers, and dealers15 U.S.C. § 78k
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Manipulative and deceptive devices15 U.S.C. § 78j
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Operations of designated financial market utilities12 U.S.C. § 5465
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Definitions and application15 U.S.C. § 78c
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National securities exchanges15 U.S.C. § 78f
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Rules, regulations, and orders; annual reports15 U.S.C. § 78w
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Comprehensive energy plan15 U.S.C. § 781
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Transaction fees15 U.S.C. § 78ee
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Failure of corporate officers to certify financial reports18 U.S.C. § 1350