The burden of proof that must be proven to recover losses from the auditors under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is generally considered to be:

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The burden of proof that must be proven to recover losses from the auditors under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is generally considered to be:

 

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The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) is United States legislation that regulates securities trading on the secondary market, stock exchange markets and the participants involved to protect investors.

The secondary market is where sales of financial assets, such as stocks, bonds are made after a security or asset is initially issued by a company.

Furthermore, this act (Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) was introduced to make all publicly traded company must register with the SEC and provide periodic disclosures. Earlier (Securities and Exchange Act of 1933) states that companies must register before issuing any public issue like publicly traded securities (prospectus etc.)

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