| Criminal Liability of Corporate Officers |
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| Under Section 807 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Act),1 any person who knowingly commits securities fraud is subject to a hefty fine, a prison term of up to 25 years, or both. Section 807 does not criminalize securities laws violations for the first time; however, it does combine several existing laws so as to facilitate and streamline federal prosecutions. Section 807 does impose significantly harsher criminal penalties than the penalties prescribed under prior laws.
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| Criminal Liability of Officers and Directors for Corporate Antitrust Violations |
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| Criminal Liability of Officers and Directors for Corporate Antitrust Violations More... |
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| Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Trading |
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| Trading in foreign currency futures and options contracts by retail customers outside of an organized exchange is unlawful unless the party offering the futures and options contracts is a regulated entity described in the Commodity Exchange Act enforced by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. More... |
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| Securities Law |
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| (An Outline of Federal Securities Laws) More... |
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| Time Requirements for Settlement of Securities Trades |
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| Due to the risk of volatility in the value of securities, the Securities and Exchange Commission requires that a securities transaction must be settled or completed within three business days. "T+3" is the name given to this settlement requirement. More... |
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