Includes index.

The framework of securities regulation -- The definition of a security -- Understanding investors -- The public offering -- Exempt transactions -- Secondary distributions -- Recapitalizations, reorganizations, and acquisitions -- Exempt securities -- Liability under the securities act -- Financial innovation : trading markets, derivatives, and securitization -- Financial reporting : mechanisms, duties, and culture -- Inquiries into the materiality of information -- Fraud in connection with the purchase or sale of a security -- The enforcement of the securities laws -- The regulation of insider trading -- Shareholder voting and going-private transactions -- Corporate takeovers -- Regulation of broker-dealers -- Investment advisers and investment companies -- Transnational fraud and the reach of U.S. securities laws.

Kept up to date by supplements, some have sub-title: Selected statutes, rules, and forms.