We are grateful for the opportunity to thank our hard-working and talented staff who serve the interests of tens of millions of Americans who are invested in our markets and make personal investment decisions, each and every day.
Mission
Our mission is to protect investors, to maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets, and to facilitate capital formation.
SEC Oversees Registered Entities
The financial entities we oversee employ over one million people in the United States.
Securing Futures
Our work helps strengthen the economy, create jobs, build communities, and secure financial futures.
SEC Salutes our Veterans
We are proud that our workforce includes many veterans from each of the five armed services.
Main Street investors
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and other top SEC officials traveled to cities across the U.S. in 2018, to talked directly with Main Street investors.
SEC Oversees $82 Trillion
Tens of millions of Americans rely on the SEC to safeguard their investments.
Small Businesses
SEC’s new Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation serves the interests of small businesses and their investors.
SEC Lends a Hand to Hurricane Victims
Our volunteers lent a hand where it was needed, deploying to disaster zones in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Municipal Bonds
Protecting investors in the $3.7 trillion municipal securities market is one of our core functions.