RPad 435 - Fundamentals of Securities Law

Institution:

SUNY at Albany

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Description:

This course examines the history, rationales, and structures of securities laws in the United States, focusing mainly on the federal level but touching on issues pertaining to the states. Topics include public requirements governing the issuance of securities, mandatory public disclosures; legal requirements governing corporate merger and acquisitions, primary and secondary markets for securities; exemptions from full coverage of laws, the reasons for exemptions; and how technology and market changes have affected these exemptions over time; and the basic structure of securities market regulation.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.albany.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 442-3300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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