Noted author Alan Palmiter sends a lifeboat to students of Securities Regulation in this carefully-crafted study guide. In the highly-regarded style of the Examples & Explanations Series that instructors know they can trust, Palmiter provides textual overviews of the key concepts of the course, followed by examples to test student understanding, & suggested answers to the examples. SECURITIES REGULATION: Examples & Explanations opens with an overview of Securities Markets & Regulation & the Definition of a Security, followed by coverage of: Materiality Registration of Securities Offerings Exemptions from Securities Act Registration Securities Act Liability Secondary & other Post-Offering Distributions Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 10b-5 Insider Trading SEC Enforcement Palmiter also covers topics that sometimes receive cursory attention in class but are important on exams & in practice: Regulation of Securities Professionals U.S. Regulation of Cross-Border Securities Transactions Many of the examples & explanations in the book are drawn from newsworthy events, such as:u the initial public offering of Microsoft in 1986u the recent emergence of internet tradingu a famous securities fraud case that bounced its way to the Supreme Court on a number of occasions With its timely examples, illuminating text, & proven effective format, SECURITIES REGULATION: Examples & Explanations makes it easier for students to learn -& instructors to teach -this important but difficult subject.