The trend toward Internet-based securities trading, on-line investment advice and direct securities offerings in electronic media has not only revolutionezed the securities industry, it has focused tremendous attention on it... And the way it is regulated. But until now, there hasn't been a professional-level reference that begins with the electronic media and then fills the reader in on the essential securities framework... So that the new media questions are raised in context And The analysis is accessible from many different angles that consider the big picture. And that systematically examines all of the major regulatory aspects of new electronic media on the financial markets. Complex regualtory guidance is simplified, summarized and integrated. Every chapter is organized around a specific topic area, and considers in turn the SEC, federal, NASAA, state, and other regulatory and self-regulatory issues. And there are extensive footnotes, cross-references and quick pointers to source materials and other professional references.

GAO-01-858 On-Line Trading: Investor Protections Have Improved but Continued Attention Is Needed