The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is a U.S. federal law that regulates secondary trading of securities and created the framework for ongoing public-company reporting (e.g., Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K), proxy rules, and certain anti-fraud provisions like Rule 10b-5. In public-company M&A and post-IPO life, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 compliance drives disclosure, insider trading policies, and governance processes, and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reporting is central to market transparency.
