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Preface xiii
To the Student xxi
Rhetoric 1(454)
Chapter 1 Writing: A First Look
2(19)
The Purposes of Writing
3(2)
The Audience for Your Writing
5(4)
The Qualities of Good Writing
9(1)
Writing and Critical Thinking
10(2)
Writing in a Multimedia World
12(4)
Writing and Ethics
16(5)
Chapter 2 Strategies for Successful and Critical Reading
21(16)
Orienting Your Reading
21(1)
Strategies for Reading and Rereading
22(3)
Mastering Reading Problems
25(1)
Reading to Critique: Reading Critically
26(2)
Reading as a Writer
28(1)
Reading as a Writer
28(4)
"The Appeal of the Androgynous Man"
30(123)
Amy Gross
Writing a Summary
32(2)
Writing a Critique
34(3)
Chapter 3 Planning and Drafting Your Paper: Exploration
37(22)
Understanding the Assignment
38(1)
Zeroing in on a Topic
39(6)
Gathering Information
45(2)
Thinking Critically about Your Topic
47(1)
Organizing the Information
48(3)
Developing a Thesis Statement
51(3)
Writing the First Draft
54(5)
Chapter 4 Revising and Editing Your Paper: Courageous Transformations
59(25)
Preparing to Revise
60(1)
Considering the Whole Essay
60(3)
Thinking Critically about Your Draft
63(6)
Strengthening Paragraphs and Sentences
69(3)
Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title
72(1)
Peer Evaluation of Drafts
73(7)
Collaborative Writing
80(1)
Maintaining and Reviewing a Portfolio
81(3)
Chapter 5 Paragraphs
84(22)
Unity
85(1)
The Topic Sentence
86(4)
Adequate Development
90(2)
Organization
92(2)
Coherence
94(4)
Paragraphs with Special Functions: Introductions, Transitions, and Conclusions
98(8)
Chapter 6 Effective Sentences
106(13)
Avoiding Unnecessary Wordiness
107(1)
Varying Sentence Complexity and Length
107(3)
Word Order in Independent Clauses
110(2)
Positioning of Movable Modifiers
112(2)
Using Parallelism
114(1)
Choosing the Right Verb Voice
115(4)
Chapter 7 Achieving Effective Style and Tone Through Word Choice
119(24)
Selecting the Right Words
119(7)
Achieving the Desired Rhetorical Effect
126(7)
Special Stylistic Techniques: Figurative Language and Irony
133(3)
Eliminating Flawed Diction
136(7)
Chapter 8 Narration: Relating Events
143(18)
The Purpose of a Narrative
144(1)
Action, Conflict, and Point of View
145(2)
Key Events
147(1)
Dialogue
148(1)
Thinking Critically About Narratives
149(1)
Ethical Issues
150(1)
Writing a Narrative
150(3)
Sample Student Essay Of Narration: "Joy Through the Tears"
153(5)
Brittany Coggin
Critical Synthesis with Sources: Narration
158(3)
Chapter 9 Description: Presenting Impressions
161(16)
The Purpose of Description
162(1)
Sensory and Dominant Impressions
163(2)
Vantage Point
165(1)
Selection and Arrangement of Details
166(2)
Thinking Critically About Descriptions
168(1)
Ethical Issues
168(1)
Writing a Description
168(3)
Sample Student Essay Of Description: "My Serenity"
171(3)
Rachel Harvey
Critical Synthesis with Sources: Description
174(3)
Chapter 10 Process Analysis: Explaining How
177(16)
The Purpose of Process Analysis
178(1)
Kinds of Process Analysis Papers
179(2)
Writing Process Analysis in Electronic Communications
181(1)
Thinking Critically About Process
181(1)
Ethical Issues
182(1)
Writing a Process Analysis for Readers Who Will Perform the Process
182(3)
Writing a Process Analysis for Readers Who Will Not Perform the Process
185(2)
Revising the Process Analysis
187(1)
Sample Student Essay Of Process Analysis: "Basic Songwriting Techniques"
187(3)
Hannah Hill
Critical Synthesis with Sources: Process Analysis
190(3)
Chapter 11 Illustration: Making Yourself Clear
193(13)
The Purpose of Illustration
194(1)
Selecting Appropriate Examples
195(1)
Number of Examples
195(1)
Organizing the Examples
196(1)
Thinking Critically About Illustrations
197(1)
Ethical Issues
197(1)
Writing an Illustration
197(3)
Sample Student Essay Of Illustration: "If It Is Worth Doing..."
200(3)
Janice Carlton
Critical Synthesis with Sources: Illustration
203(3)
Chapter 12 Classification: Grouping into Categories
206(16)
The Purpose of Classification
207(1)
Selecting Categories
208(2)
Number of Categories
210(1)
Developing Categories
210(1)
Thinking Critically About Classification
211(1)
Ethical Issues
211(1)
Writing a Classification
212(2)
Sample Student Essay For Classification: "Types of Video Games for Children"
214(5)
Kyra Glass
Critical Synthesis with Sources: Classification
219(3)
Chapter 13 Comparison: Showing Relationships
222(14)
The Purpose of Comparison
223(1)
Selecting Items for Comparison
223(1)
Developing a Comparison
224(1)
Organizing a Comparison
225(1)
Using Analogy
226(1)
Thinking Critically About Comparisons and Analogies
227(1)
Ethical Issues
228(1)
Writing a Comparison
228(3)
Sample Student Essay Of Comparison: "Differences between Korean and English"
231(2)
Sunho Lee
Critical Synthesis with Sources: Comparison
233(3)
Chapter 14 Cause and Effect: Explaining Why
236(15)
The Purpose of Cause and Effect
237(1)
Patterns in Causal Analysis
237(3)
Reasoning Errors in Causal Analysis
240(1)
Thinking Critically About Cause and Effect
241(1)
Ethical Issues
242(1)
Writing a Causal Analysis
242(3)
Sample Student Essay Of Cause And Effect: "Why Students Drop Out of College"
245(3)
Diann Fisher
Critical Synthesis with Sources: Cause and Effect
248(3)
Chapter 15 Definition: Establishing Boundaries
251(17)
The Purpose of Definition
252(1)
Types of Definitions
253(1)
Pitfalls in Preparing Essential Definitions
254(1)
Extended Definitions
255(2)
Thinking Critically About Definitions
257(1)
Ethical Issues
257(1)
Writing an Extended Definition
258(3)
Sample Student Essay Of Definition: "Vigilante Justice"
261(4)
Heather Hornbrook
Critical Synthesis with Sources: Definition
265(3)
Chapter 16 Argument: Convincing Others
268(41)
The Purpose of Argument
269(1)
Framing the Argument
270(1)
The Rational Appeal
271(4)
Reasoning Strategies
275(6)
The Emotional Appeal
281(2)
Making Arguments with Visuals
283(1)
The Ethical Appeal
283(1)
Other Types of Arguments: Rogerian and Exploratory Arguments
284(1)
Ferreting Out Fallacies
285(4)
Thinking Critically About Arguments
289(1)
Ethical Issues
290(1)
Writing an Argument
291(9)
Sample Student Essay Of Argument: "Bottled Troubled Water"
300(6)
Scott Lemanski
Critical Synthesis with Sources: Argument
306(3)
Chapter 17 The Essay Examination
309(8)
Studying for the Examination
309(1)
Types of Test Questions
310(1)
Preparing to Write
310(1)
Writing the Examination Answer
311(6)
Chapter 18 Writing About Literature, Movies, and Television Shows
317(23)
The Elements of Creative Works
318(1)
Plot
318(2)
Setting
320(2)
Character
322(3)
Point of View
325(3)
Symbols
328(1)
Theme
329(2)
Other Literary Devices: Memes, Ambiguity, Juxtaposition, and Irony
331(2)
Ethical Issues
333(1)
The Writing Process: Writing About Literature, Movies, and Television
333(1)
Writing a Review, Explication, or Literary Analysis
333(3)
Sample Student Essay On Literature: The Refrigerator: A Symbol Between Worlds in "Aunt Parnetta's Electric Blisters"
336(3)
Erin Mueller
Research Guide
339(1)
Chapter 19 The Research Paper
340(45)
Learning About Your Library
341(1)
Choosing a Topic
342(5)
Discovering Your Sources
347(15)
Taking Notes
362(7)
Organizing and Outlining
369(2)
Ethical Issues
371(1)
Writing Your Research Paper
372(5)
Avoiding Plagiarism
377(2)
Integrating and Synthesizing Sources
379(3)
Preparing Your Finished Copy
382(1)
Writing Your Research Paper Checklist
383(2)
Chapter 20 Documenting Sources: MLA Style
385(29)
MLA System for Preparing Papers
385(1)
Preparing Proper MLA Bibliographic References
386(10)
Handling In-Text Citations
396(3)
Citing Quotations
399(2)
Sample MLA Student Research Paper: "Sentence Outline" by Fighting Ebola with Isolation and Quarantine
401(13)
Chapter 21 Documenting Sources: APA Style
414(21)
APA System for Preparing Papers
415(1)
Preparing Proper APA Bibliographic References
415(8)
Handling In-Text Citations
423(3)
Citing Quotations
426(2)
Sample APA Student Research Paper: "HGTV: Building Not Just Homes but a Globally Successful Network"
428(7)
Aubrey Cobb
Chapter 22 Additional Research Strategies: Interviews, Questionnaires, Direct Observations
435(20)
The Value of Primary Research
435(1)
General Principles for Primary Research
436(1)
Ethical Issues
437(1)
Interviews
438(3)
Sample Student Interview Report: "Budget Cuts Affect State Police: An Interview Report with Officer Robert Timmons"
441(1)
Holly Swain
Questionnaires
442(3)
Sample Student Questionnaire: Survey on Public Smoking
445(2)
Sample Student Questionnaire Report: "Findings from Smoking Questionnaire Distributed to Bartram College Students"
447(2)
Kelly Reetz
Direct Observations
449(3)
Sample Student Observation Report: "Observations of an Inner-City Apartment Building"
452(4)
Caleb Thomas
Reader 455(1)
Narration
"The Perfect Picture"
456(2)
James Alexander Thom
"Aunt Parnetta's Electric Blisters"
458(5)
Diane Glancy
"Sound and Fury"
463(3)
Dan Greenburg
Description
"When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley"
466(2)
John V. Young
"Seaside Safari"
468(3)
Kessler Burnett
"Back to the Future"
471(9)
John Phillip Santos
Process Analysis
"Ground-Source-Heat-Pumps: Mother Earth Will Wrap You in Warmth"
480(3)
Perfect Home HVAC design.com
"Let's Get Vertical!"
483(3)
Beth Wald
"What Is the Creative Process?"
486(4)
Tanner Christensen
Illustration
"Accidental Discoveries"
490(5)
Lexi Krock
"If You're Happy and You Know It, Must I Know, Too?"
495(3)
Judith Newman
"The Revolution in the Living Room"
498(4)
Catherine Steiner Adair
Classification
"A Tale of Four Learners"
502(6)
Bernice McCarthy
"Different Types of Distance Learning: The Four General Categories for Online Programs"
508(3)
Campus Explorer
"What Kind of Procrastinator Are You?"
511(3)
Alina Vrabie
Comparison
"Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts"
514(3)
Bruce Cation
"Invasion of the Bodybuilders"
517(2)
Chris Lee
"Are Video Games Now More Sophisticated than Cinema?"
519(5)
Jane Graham
Cause and Effect
"For Cops, Citizen Videos Bring Increased Scrutiny. Are Incidents Caught on Tape Hindering Officers?"
524(5)
Kevin Johnson
"Why We Keep Stuff: If You Want to Understand People, Take a Look at What They Hang on To"
529(2)
Caroline Knapp
"Beautiful Brains"
531(9)
David Dobbs
Definition
"The Blended Economy"
540(2)
Marc Zwelling
"Krumping"
542(2)
Marti Bercaw
"The Power of No"
544(8)
Judith Sills
Argument
"Going Nuclear"
552(3)
Patrick Moore
"Ten Reasons Why New Nuclear Was a Mistake?Even Before Fukushima"
555(5)
Alexis Rowell
"Why Keystone Pipeline Is a Bad Idea for Texas"
560(2)
Chris Wilson
"Keystone Pipeline Foes Should Face Reality"
562(3)
Christopher R. Knittel
"When Teachers Talk Out of School"
565(3)
Jonathan Zimmerman
"Protecting Free Speech for Teachers in a Social Media World"
568
Todd Pettigrew
Thematic Table of Contents
Life's Changes
"The Perfect Picture"
456(2)
James Alexander Thom
"Aunt Parnetta's Electric Blisters"
458(13)
Diane Glancy
"Back to the Future"
471(27)
John Phillip Santos
"The Revolution in the Living Room"
498(31)
Catherine Steiner Adair
"Why We Keep Stuff"
529(2)
Caroline Knapp
"Beautiful Brains"
531
David Dobbs
Who We Are
"The Appeal of the Androgynous Man"
30(433)
Amy Gross
"Sound and Fury"
463
Dan Greenburg
"Aunt Parnetta's Electric Blisters"
458(13)
Diane Glancy
"Back to the Future"
471(15)
John Phillip Santos
"What is the Creative Process?"
486(12)
Tanner Christensen
"The Revolution in the Living Room"
498(4)
Catherine Steiner Adair
"A Tale of Four Learners"
502(9)
Bernice McCarthy
"What Kind of Procrastinator are You?"
511(6)
Alina Vrabie
"Invasion of the Bodybuilders"
517(12)
Chris Lee
"Why We Keep Stuff"
529(2)
Caroline Knapp
"Beautiful Brains"
531(13)
David Dobbs
"The Power of No"
544
Judith Sills
Our Relationship to Nature
"Aunt Parnetta's Electric Blisters"
458(8)
Diane Glancy
"When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley"
466(5)
John V. Young
"Back to the Future"
471(9)
John Phillip Santos
"Ground-Source-Heat-Pumps: Mother Earth Will Wrap You in Warmth"
480(3)
Perfect Home HVAC Design.com
"Let's Get Vertical!"
483(69)
Beth Wald
"Going Nuclear"
552(3)
Patrick Moore
"Ten Reasons Why New Nuclear Was a Mistake? Even Before Fukushima"
555(5)
Alexis Rowell
"Why Keystone Pipeline is a Bad Idea for Texas"
560(2)
Chris Wilson
"Keystone Pipeline Foes Should Face Reality"
562
Christopher R. Knittel
Education and Learning
"The Perfect Picture"
456(7)
James Alexander Thom
"Sound and Fury"
463
Dan Greenburg
"Aunt Parnetta's Electric Blisters"
458(28)
Diane Glancy
"What Is the Creative Process?"
486(16)
Tanner Christensen
"A Tale of Four Learners"
502(6)
Bernice McCarthy
"Different Types of Distance Learning: The Four General Categories for Online Programs"
508(3)
Campus Explorer
"What Kind of Procrastinator Are You?"
511(20)
Alina Vrabie
"Beautiful Brains"
531(34)
David Dobbs
"When Teachers Talk out of School"
565(3)
Jonathan Zimmerman
"Protecting Free Speech for Teachers in a Social Media World"
568
Todd Pettigrew
Popular Culture and the Arts
"The Perfect Picture"
456(30)
James Alexander Thom
"What Is the Creative Process?"
486(9)
Tanner Christensen
"If You're Happy and You Know It, Must I Know, Too?"
495(3)
Judith Newman
"The Revolution in the Living Room"
498(10)
Catherine Steiner Adair
"Different Types of Distance Learning: The Four General Categories for Online Programs"
508(9)
Campus Explorer
"Invasion of the Bodybuilders"
517(2)
Chris Lee
"Are Video Games Now More Sophisticated than Cinema?"
519(5)
Jane Graham
"For Cops, Citizen Videos Bring Increased Scrutiny"
524(16)
Kevin Johnson
"The Blended Economy"
540(2)
Marc Zwelling
"Krumping"
542(23)
Marti Bercaw
"When Teachers Talk out of School"
565(3)
Jonathan Zimmerman
"Protecting Free Speech for Teachers in a Social Media World"
568
Todd Pettigrew
Science and Technology
"Mother Earth Will Wrap You in Warmth"
480(10)
Perfect Home HVAC Design.com
"Accidental Discoveries"
490(8)
Lexi Krock
"The Revolution in the Living Room"
498(10)
Catherine Steiner Adair
"Different Types of Distance Learning: The Four General Categories for Online Programs"
508(5011)
Campus Explorer
"Are Video Games Now More Sophisticated Than Cinema?"
5519
Jane Graham
"For Cops, Citizen Videos Bring Increased Scrutiny"
524(28)
Kevin Johnson
"Going Nuclear"
552(3)
Patrick Moore
"Ten Reasons Why New Nuclear Was a Mistake-Even Before Fukushima"
555(10)
Alexis Rowell
"When Teachers Talk out of School"
565(3)
Jonathan Zimmerman
"Protecting Free Speech for Teachers in a Social Media World"
568
Todd Pettigrew
"Why Keystone Pipeline Is a Bad Idea for Texas"
560(2)
Chris Wilson
"Keystone Pipeline Foes Should Face Reality"
562
Christopher R. Knittel
Diversity in Our Lives
"Aunt Parnetta's Electric Blisters"
458(13)
Diane Glancy
"Back to the Future"
471(31)
John Phillip Santos
"A Tale of Four Learners"
502(9)
Bernice McCarthy
"What Kind of Procrastinator Are You?"
511(6)
Alina Vrabie
"Invasion of the Bodybuilders"
517(25)
Chris Lee
"Krumping"
542
Marti Bercaw
"Beautiful Brains"
531
David Dobbs
Language Use and Abuse
"Sound and Fury"
463
Dan Greenburg
"Aunt Parnetta's Electric Blisters"
458(37)
Diane Glancy
"If You're Happy and You Know It, Must I Know, Too?"
495(45)
Judith Newman
"The Blended Economy"
540(4)
Marc Zwelling
"The Power of No"
544(21)
Judith Sills
"When Teachers Talk out of School"
565(3)
Jonathan Zimmerman
"Protecting Free Speech for Teachers in a Social Media World"
568
Todd Pettigrew
Struggling with Ethical Issues
"The Perfect Picture"
456(88)
James Alexander Thom
"The Power of No"
544
Judith Sills
"For Cops, Citizen Videos Bring Increased Scrutiny"
524(41)
Kevin Johnson
"When Teachers Talk out of School"
565(3)
Jonathan Zimmerman
"Protecting Free Speech for Teachers in a Social Media World"
568(3)
Todd Pettigrew
Handbook 571(74)
Sentence Elements
Subjects and Predicates
571(1)
Complements
572(1)
Appositives
573(1)
Parts of Speech
574(15)
Phrases and Clauses
589(6)
Editing to Correct Sentence Errors
Revising Sentence Fragments
595(1)
Revising Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices
596(2)
Creating Subject-Verb Agreement
598(3)
Achieving Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
601(2)
Using Effective Pronoun Reference
603(2)
Managing Shifts in Person
605(2)
Using the Right Pronoun Case
607(3)
Creating Consistency in Showing Time
610(1)
Using Adjectives and Adverbs Effectively
611(2)
Placing Modifiers Correctly
613(1)
Revising Dangling Modifiers
614(1)
Maintaining Parallelism
615(1)
Revising Faulty Comparisons
616(3)
Editing to Correct Faulty Punctuation and Mechanics
Apostrophes
619(3)
Commas
622(4)
Semicolons
626(2)
Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
628(2)
Colons, Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets
630(3)
Quotation Marks
633(2)
Hyphens
635(2)
Capitalization
637(2)
Abbreviations
639(2)
Numbers
641(1)
Italics
642(3)
Credits 645(4)
Index 649
9781454868392
Preface xxxi
Acknowledgments xxxiii
1 The Framework of Securities Regulation 1(28)
A Securities Transactions
1(3)
1 Issuer Transactions
1(1)
2 Trading Transactions
2(2)
a Introduction to Trading
2(1)
b The Structure of Trading Markets
3(1)
B The Legal Framework of Securities Regulation
4(18)
1 The Federal Securities Laws
5(14)
a The Securities Act of 1933
5(2)
b The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
7(5)
c Federal Regulation Beyond Disclosure: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
12(2)
d The Regulation of Investment Advisors and Investment Companies
14(1)
e The Organizational Structure of the SEC
14(1)
f The Mediums Through Which the SEC Speaks
15(1)
g The SEC: Some Critical Perspectives
16(2)
h Judging SEC Rulemaking
18(1)
2 Blue Sky Laws
19(1)
3 Self-Regulatory Organizations
20(2)
C Financing Startups
22(7)
Ibrahim, The (Not So) Puzzling Behavior of Angel Investors
22(3)
Notes and Questions
25(4)
2 The Definition of a Security 29(60)
A Introduction
29(1)
B The Development of a Framework for Defining an Investment Contract
30(8)
SEC v. W.J. Howey Co.
31(5)
Notes and Questions
36(2)
C Howey Applied
38(16)
1 Investment Versus Consumption
38(7)
United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. Forman
38(4)
Notes and Questions
42(2)
Problems
44(1)
2 Common Enterprise and Profits Solely from the Efforts of Others
45(9)
SEC v. Edwards
45(2)
a The Meaning of Common Enterprise
47(3)
Problems
49(1)
b Profits from the Managerial Efforts of Others
50(4)
Problems
53(1)
D Associational Formalities: Interests in Corporations, Partnerships, and LLCs as Securities
54(11)
1 Stock as a Security
54(3)
Notes and Questions
55(1)
Problems
56(1)
2 Partnership and Limited Liability Company Interests as Securities
57(7)
United States v. Leonard
57(3)
Notes and Questions
60(4)
Problems
64(1)
3 The Policy Question: Should Investment Contract Status Be Elective?
64(1)
E Real Estate as Securities
65(6)
Salameh v. Tarsadia Hotel
67(2)
Notes and Questions
69(1)
Problems
70(1)
F Notes as Securities
71(13)
Reyes v. Ernst & Young
72(7)
Notes and Questions
79(5)
Problems
84(1)
G Separate Securities and Pass-Throughs
84(3)
Problem
87(1)
H A Transitional Note on Derivatives-Options, Futures, and Beyond
87(2)
3 Understanding Investors 89(16)
A The Efficient Market Hypothesis: Implications and Limitations
89(9)
1 The Meaning and Mechanisms of Market Efficiency
89(6)
Notes and Questions
92(2)
Problems
94(1)
2 Noise
95(3)
B Behavioral Economics and Decisions by Individual Investors
98(2)
C Institutionalization
100(2)
D Globalization
102(3)
4 The Public Offering 105(144)
A Underwriting and Underwriters
106(20)
1 Methods of Underwriting
106(7)
In re National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., Exchange Act Release No. 17371
106(2)
Notes and Questions
108(5)
2 Underwriters: Their Culture and Their Industry
113(6)
a Cultural Hierarchy
113(3)
b The Industry over Time
116(3)
3 Underwriting Agreements: Contracting to Reduce Risk
119(5)
a Agreement with the Issuer
119(3)
b Agreement Among the Underwriters
122(2)
4 Underwriters' Compensation
124(2)
a Review by FINRA
124(1)
b The Problems of Fixed Price Offerings
125(1)
B The Market for Initial Public Offerings
126(8)
1 Irrational or Contrived Exuberance
126(4)
2 Underpricing of Initial Public Offerings
130(3)
3 Reforming the IPO Process
133(1)
C A Panoramic View of the Registration Statement
134(4)
D Registration of the Unseasoned Issuer
138(13)
1 Preparing the Registration Statement for Filing
139(3)
Schneider, Manko & Kant, Going Public: Practice, Procedure, and Consequences
140(2)
2 Regulatory Dispensations for Emerging Growth Companies
142(2)
a Emerging Growth Companies
142(1)
b Is It a Supply or a Demand Problem?
143(1)
3 Review by the SEC's Staff: The Letter of Comment
144(7)
Poliakoff, SEC Review: Comfort or Illusion
144(3)
Notes and Questions
147(4)
E Gun Jumping Concerns for the IPO
151(27)
1 The Pre-Filing Period
153(9)
a Conditioning the Market
153(5)
Securities Act Release No. 3844
153(5)
b Safe Harbors for Permissible Communications
158(2)
c Arrangements With and Among Underwriters
160(2)
Problems
160(2)
2 The Waiting Period
162(11)
a The Preliminary and Summary Prospectus
163(1)
b Tombstone Ads and Identifying Statements
164(1)
c Free Writing
165(2)
d Hyperlinks to the Prospectus
167(1)
e Road Shows
168(1)
f Dealing with the Media
168(1)
g Bookbuilding: Selling Practices During the Waiting Period
169(1)
h Gap Filling with Exchange Act Rule 15c2-8
170(3)
Problems
172(1)
3 The Post-Effective Period
173(5)
Notes and Questions
174(2)
Problems
176(2)
F Public Offers by Seasoned and Well-Known Seasoned Issuers
178(11)
1 Integrated Disclosure for the Seasoned Company
178(6)
Notes and Questions
181(3)
2 Gun Jumping Concerns for the Seasoned Issuer
184(5)
a Issuer Safe Harbors
185(1)
b Free Writing Prospectus
186(1)
c Research Reports
186(6)
Problems
188(1)
G Shelf Registration Under Rule 415
189(9)
1 The Regulatory Concerns and the "Traditional" Shelf Registration
189(2)
2 Catching Market Windows
191(1)
3 Automatic Shelf Registration for Well-Known Seasoned Issuers
192(2)
Securities Offering Reform, Securities Act Release No. 8591
192(2)
4 Can Disclosure Be a Bad Thing?
194(4)
Notes and Questions
195(2)
Problems
197(1)
H Updating and Correcting the Registration Statement
198(6)
Problem
198(1)
1 Refusal Orders and Stop Orders
198(2)
2 Post-Effective Amendments
200(3)
a Correcting Material Inaccuracy
200(1)
b Supplementing Information That Is Permitted to Be Omitted Prior to Effectiveness
201(2)
3 Undertakings to Update
203(1)
4 Withdrawal of the Registration Statement
203(1)
I The Trading Practice Rules
204(5)
1 Purchases During a Distribution
204(2)
Notes and Questions
205(1)
Problems
206(1)
2 Stabilization
206(3)
Problem
208(1)
Notes and Questions
208(1)
J The International Public Offering
209(23)
1 Accommodating Foreign Issuers' Offerings in the United States
210(2)
2 Offerings Outside the United States
212(15)
a Regulation S
212(14)
Regulation S, Securities Act Release No. 6863
214(6)
Statement of the Commission Regarding Use of Internet Web Sites to Offer Securities...Offshore, Securities Act Release No. 7516
220(3)
Notes and Questions
223(2)
Problems
225(1)
b Offerings Falling Outside Regulation S
226(1)
Europe and Overseas Commodity Traders, S.A. v. Banque Paribas London
226(1)
3 How the Public Offering Is Regulated Elsewhere: Contrasting Examples
227(5)
a The United Kingdom
228(2)
b Japan
230(1)
c The People's Republic of China
231(1)
K Registration Under State Blue Sky Laws
232(5)
SEC, Report on the Uniformity of State Regulatory Requirements for Offerings of Securities That Are Not "Covered Securities"
233(3)
Problems
236(1)
L The Debate over Mandatory Disclosure
237(12)
1 How Strong Are the Incentives to Disclose Voluntarily?
237(5)
Problem
239(1)
Easterbrook & Fischel, Mandatory Disclosure and the Protection of Investors
239(3)
2 Regulatory Competition and Issuer Choice
242(2)
3 Global Competitiveness of U.S. Capital Markets
244(1)
4 Implications of Vanishing Listings
245(5)
Notes and Questions
246(3)
5 Exempt Transactions 249(90)
A Introduction
249(1)
B The Private Offering Exemption: Section 4(a) (2)
250(14)
1 Mapping the Scope of the Exemption
251(3)
SEC v. Ralston Purina Co.
252(2)
Problem
254(1)
2 The Relevance of Numbers
254(1)
3 Offeree Qualification: Sophistication and Access to Information
254(10)
Problem
254(4)
SEC v. Kenton Capital, Ltd.
258(1)
Notes and Questions
259(4)
Problems
263(1)
4 Resales of Securities Acquired in a Private Offering
264(1)
C Regulation D and the Limited Offering Exemptions
264(35)
1 An Overview of Regulation D
265(2)
Problem
267(1)
2 Accredited Investors
267(6)
Notes and Questions
269(3)
Problems
272(1)
3 The Sophistication Standard of Rule 506(b)
273(3)
Mark v. FSC Securities Corp.
273(2)
Problems
275(1)
4 Calculating the Number of Purchasers
276(1)
Problems
276(1)
5 Limitations on the Manner and Scope of an Offering
277(8)
a In General
277(1)
b What Is "General Solicitation or General Advertising"?
277(1)
c Activities by Broker-Dealers
278(1)
Problem
279(1)
d The Internet and General Solicitations
279(227)
Problem
280(226)
e Eliminating the Ban on General Solicitations: Rule
506
Offerings Limited to Accredited Investors
281(3)
f A Recap: The Two Tracks of Rule 506
284(1)
Problems
284(1)
6 Determining the Aggregate Offering Price in Offerings Under Rules 504 and 505
285(3)
a Calculating the Aggregate Offering Price
286(1)
b Relevant Amount and Time Period
286(2)
Problems
287(1)
7 Disclosure Obligations in Offerings Under Rules 505 and 506
288(2)
Notes and Questions
289(1)
8 Additional Regulation D Requirements and Features
290(7)
a Limitations on Resale
290(1)
b "Bad Boy" Disqualifiers
291(1)
c Integration of Offerings: The Safe Harbor
292(1)
d Form D
293(1)
e FINRA Filing
293(1)
f Substantial Compliance
293(4)
Securities Act Release No. 6825
294(1)
SEC v. Ishopnomarkup.com, Inc.
294(3)
Problem
297(1)
g Foreign Offerings, the Internet, and Regulation D
297(1)
9 A Comparative Perspective on Private Placements
297(2)
D The Crowdfunding Exemption: Section 4(a) (6)
299(5)
Problems
303(1)
E The Intrastate Offering Exemption: Section 3(a) (11)
304(12)
1 The Scope of the Exemption
305(5)
Section 3(a) (11) Exemption for Local Offerings, Securities Act Release No. 4434
305(3)
Notes and Questions
308(2)
Problems
310(1)
2 The Rule 147 Safe Harbor
310(6)
Exchange Act Release No. 5450
310(2)
Notes and Questions
312(1)
Problems
313(3)
F Employee Benefit Plans and Contracts Relating to Compensation: Rule 701
316(4)
Securities Act Release No. 33-7645
316(1)
Notes and Questions
317(2)
Problems
319(1)
G Regulation A: Mini-Registration
320(5)
Notes and Questions
323(1)
Problems
324(1)
H Integration of Offerings
325(10)
In the Matter of Kevin D. Kunz
327(3)
Notes and Questions
330(4)
Problems
334(1)
I State Exemptions
335(4)
1 The Uniform Limited Offering Exemption (ULOE)
336(1)
2 Nonuniform State Exemptions
337(2)
6 Secondary Distributions 339(60)
A The Underwriter Concept and Sales for an Issuer
341(6)
SEC v. Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
342(3)
Notes and Questions
345(2)
Problem
347(1)
B Purchase from an Issuer
347(11)
1 Investment Intent
348(2)
Notes and Questions
349(1)
Problems
350(1)
2 Distributions and Trading Transactions Contrasted
350(3)
Problems
352(1)
3 Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs)
353(5)
Sjostrom, Jr., PIPEs
353(2)
Notes and Questions
355(2)
Problems
357(1)
C Control Person Distributions
358(7)
United States v. Wolfson
359(2)
Notes and Questions
361(4)
Problems
365(1)
D Rule 144-Safe Harbor for Resales of Control and Restricted Securities
365(14)
Revisions to Rule 144
366(6)
Notes and Questions
372(5)
Problems
377(2)
E Resales to Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) and Accredited Investors
379(8)
1 Facilitating an Institutional Market for Unregistered Securities with Rule 144A
379(6)
Resale of Restricted Securities, Securities Act Release No. 6862
379(3)
Notes and Questions
382(3)
Problems
385(1)
2 Resales to Accredited Investors
385(2)
Problems
386(1)
F The Section 4(11/2) Exemption
387(7)
Ackerberg v. Johnson
387(3)
Notes and Questions
390(3)
Problems
393(1)
G Resales Under the Blue Sky Laws
394(5)
1 Isolated Non-Issuer Resale
395(1)
2 The Manual Exemption
396(1)
3 Unsolicited Offer Exemption
396(1)
4 Small Offering Exemption
397(2)
Problem
398(1)
7 Recapitalizations, Reorganizations, and Acquisitions 399(36)
A The "For Value" Requirement
399(15)
1 Value Is Not Always What It Seems
399(6)
Problems
404(1)
2 Shells and Spin-offs: Creating "Value"
405(9)
a Spin-offs and the '33 Act
405(4)
SEC v. Datronics Engineers, Inc.
406(2)
Notes and Questions
408(1)
b The Regulation of Spin-offs Under the '34 Act
409(7)
Exchange Act Release No. 27247
411(2)
Problems
413(1)
B Mergers, Acquisitions, and Recapitalizations
414(10)
1 Rule 145
415(1)
2 Jumping the Gun in Business Combinations
416(4)
Excerpt from the Release Adopting Regulation M-A
416(3)
Notes and Questions
419(1)
3 Reverse Mergers
420(4)
Problems
423(1)
C Exchanges Under Section 3(a)(9)
424(5)
Notes and Questions
427(1)
Problems
428(1)
D Reorganizations Under Section 3(a) (10)
429(6)
1 Non-Bankruptcy Reorganizations
429(2)
2 The Bankruptcy Act's Collision with the Securities Laws
431(10)
a Disclosure in
Chapter 11 Reorganizations
432(1)
b Exemption for Sale and Exchange of Securities
432(1)
c Resales of Securities Received in a
Chapter 11 Reorganization
433(1)
d Resales from Debtor's Portfolio
434(1)
8 Exempt Securities 435(52)
A An Overview of Section 3
436(5)
B Municipal Securities
441(21)
1 The Market and the Players
442(2)
Report on the Municipal Securities Market 1-7
442(2)
2 Credit-Enhancing Devices
444(1)
3 Disclosure Considerations
445(3)
Dolphin and Bradbury v. SEC
446(2)
4 Regulation of Offerings
448(10)
a The SEC and Rule 15c2-12
449(3)
b The MSRB and Rule G-17
452(7)
SEC v. GLT Damn Rauscher
453(3)
Notes and Questions
456(1)
Problems
457(1)
5 "Pay to Play" Practices and Rule G-37
458(1)
6 Secondary Markets
458(1)
7 Public Financing for the Private Sector
459(3)
Problem
461(1)
C Securities Issued or Guaranteed by a Bank
462(3)
1 The Exemption in General
462(1)
2 Collateralized and Pass-Through Securities
463(2)
Problems
465(1)
D Commercial Paper
465(5)
1 The Contours of Section 3(a) (3)
466(3)
Problems
469(1)
2 Securitization and Section 3(a) (3)
469(1)
E Securities of Nonprofit Issuers
470(5)
SEC v. Children's Hospital
470(3)
Notes and Questions
473(1)
Problem
474(1)
F Insurance and Annuities
475(12)
1 Insurance and Annuity Products as Securities
475(1)
2 Variable Annuities
476(3)
SEC v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. of America
476(3)
3 Beyond Variable Annuities
479(1)
4 Rule 151
480(7)
Otto v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co.
481(3)
Notes and Questions
484(3)
9 Liability Under the Securities Act 487(64)
A Section 11
487(37)
1 Persons Bringing Suit
488(3)
Hertzberg v. Dignity Partners, Inc.
489(1)
Notes and Questions
490(1)
2 The Defendants and Their Defenses
491(25)
a Registered Offerings Generally
491(19)
Escott v. BarChris Construction Co.
493(12)
Notes and Questions
505(4)
Problems
509(1)
b Shelf Registrations and Other Seasoned Offerings
510(7)
In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation
511(3)
Notes and Questions
514(2)
Problem
516(1)
3 Opinions and Half-Truths
516(1)
4 Damages
517(7)
Akerman v. Oryx Communications Inc.
517(3)
Notes and Questions
520(3)
Problems
523(1)
B Section 12(a) (1)
524(6)
Pinter v. Dahl
524(4)
Notes and Questions
528(1)
Problem
529(1)
C Section 12(a) (2)
530(16)
1 By Means of a "Prospectus or Oral Communication"
530(13)
Gustafson v. Alloyd Co.
530(6)
Hyer v. Malouf
536(2)
Notes and Questions
538(4)
Problems
542(1)
2 Liability Defense
543(3)
Notes and Questions
545(1)
D Section 17(a)
546(5)
Aaron v. SEC
546(1)
Notes and Questions
547(4)
10 Financial Innovation: Trading Markets, Derivatives, and Securitization 551(26)
A Technology and the Transformation of Securities Markets
551(7)
SEC Concept Release on Equity Market Structure
551(3)
Stoll, Electronic Trading in Stock Markets
554(2)
Notes and Questions
556(2)
B Derivatives and Synthetic Investments
558(12)
1 Why Derivatives?
558(1)
2 Basic Forms of Derivatives
559(4)
a Options
559(1)
b Futures
560(1)
c Swaps
560(3)
3 Clearing
563(1)
4 The Regulation of Derivatives
564(4)
a Swaps and Security-Based Swaps Defined
566(1)
b Overview of Regulation of Swap Transactions and Their Participants
566(2)
5 The Volcker Rule
568(2)
C Structured Financial Products
570(7)
1 Securitization
570(4)
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report
573(1)
2 The Regulation of Structured Financial Products
574(3)
11 Financial Reporting: Mechanisms, Duties, and Culture 577(42)
A The Disclosure Requirements of Public Companies
578(9)
1 The Origins and Metrics for Financial Information
578(2)
2 The Exchange Act's Periodic Reporting Obligations
580(7)
a Domestic Issuers
580(5)
Problems
584(1)
b Foreign Issuers
585(1)
c Compelling Honesty in Mandated Reports Through Private Actions
586(1)
B The "Fairly Presents" Requirement
587(4)
United States v. Simon
587(3)
Note
590(1)
C Internal Controls
591(9)
1 The Meaning and Mandate for Internal Controls
591(7)
SEC v. World-Wide Coin Investments Ltd.
592(5)
Notes and Questions
597(1)
2 Reporting on Internal Controls: SOX 404
598(2)
Problems
599(1)
D Strengthening the Integrity of the Financial Reporting Process: The Marriage of the SEC and Governance
600(6)
1 Audit Committees
600(2)
Problem
602(1)
2 Buttressing the Auditor's Independence
602(2)
Problem
604(1)
3 Executive Certifications and Directors' Signature Requirement
604(1)
4 Reconstructing History with Pro Forma Financial Statements
605(1)
Problem
606(1)
E The Management Discussion and Analysis Section of SEC Filings: Is Past Prologue?
606(13)
1 The Scope of Item 303 Disclosure Obligation
607(4)
Panther Partners Inc. v. Ikanos Communications, Inc.
607(2)
Notes and Questions
609(2)
Problem
611(1)
2 Enron's Contribution to the MD&A
611(2)
3 The SEC and the Environment
613(7)
Prospective Information, Financial Reporting Release No. 36
614(1)
Notes and Questions
615(1)
Problem
616(3)
12 Inquiries into the Materiality of Information 619(76)
A Materiality Orthodoxy
620(4)
Notes and Questions
621(3)
Problem
624(1)
B Speculative Information and Materiality
624(8)
Basic Inc. v. Levinson
624(4)
Notes and Questions
628(3)
Problem
631(1)
C The "Total Mix" of Information and Market Efficiency
632(18)
1 Truth on the Market
633(6)
Wielgos v. Commonwealth Edison Co.
633(3)
Notes and Questions
636(2)
Problem
638(1)
2 "Puffery"
639(2)
Eisenstadt v. Centel Corp.
639(1)
Note and Questions
640(1)
3 Opinion Statements and Half-Truths
641(9)
Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers' Dist. Council Const. Ind. Pension Fund
642(7)
Notes and Questions
649(1)
Problem
649(1)
D Forward-Looking Information
650(19)
1 The "Bespeaks Caution" Doctrine
652(5)
Kaufman v. Trump's Castle Funding
652(4)
Notes and Questions
656(1)
2 Statutory Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
657(12)
Asher v. Baxter International, Inc.
659(5)
Notes and Questions
664(4)
Problem
668(1)
E The SEC and Corporate Governance
669(17)
In the Matter of Franchard Corp.
669(6)
Notes and Questions
675(9)
Problems
684(2)
F The Materiality of Being a "Bad" Citizen: Violations of State or Federal Law
686(9)
SEC v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.
687(2)
Notes and Questions
689(4)
Problem
693(2)
13 Fraud in Connection with the Purchase or Sale of a Security 695(88)
A Fraud "in Connection with" the Purchase or Sale of a Security
696(2)
Problem
698(1)
B Private Rights of Action Under Rule 10b-5
698(8)
1 Creation and Controversy
698(4)
H.R. Rep. No. 104-50
699(3)
2 Standing to Sue
702(4)
Notes and Questions
704(1)
Problem
705(1)
C Scienter: Hochfelder and Beyond
706(13)
1 Defining Scienter
706(3)
Problem
709(1)
2 Pleading Scienter
709(10)
Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd.
709(4)
Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. v. Tellabs Inc.
713(3)
Notes and Questions
716(2)
Problem
718(1)
D The Affirmative Duty to Disclose
719(8)
Gallagher v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
719(3)
Notes and Questions
722(4)
Problem
726(1)
E Who Is Liable?
727(6)
Janus Capital Group Inc. v. First Derivative Traders
728(3)
Notes and Questions
731(2)
Problems
733(1)
F Reliance
733(17)
1 Face-to-Face Transactions
733(2)
Affiliated Ute Citizens v. United States
733(1)
Notes and Questions
734(1)
2 Open Market Frauds: The Fraud-on-the-Market Theory
735(12)
Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.
735(9)
Notes and Questions
744(2)
Problems
746(1)
3 Fraud on the Market: Some Variations
747(1)
4 The Reasonableness of the Reliance: Due Care
748(2)
Problem
749(1)
G Loss Causation and Damages
750(17)
1 Face-to-Face Transactions
750(7)
AUSA Life Insurance Co. v. Ernst & Young
750(4)
Notes and Questions
754(2)
Problem
756(1)
2 Open Market Transactions
757(7)
Metzler Investment GMBH v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
757(4)
Notes and Questions
761(3)
Problem
764(1)
3 Proportionate Liability
764(1)
Problem
765(1)
4 Securities Litigation Reform
765(2)
H Federalism and Rule 10b-5: The Problem of Corporate Mismanagement
767(4)
Problem
770(1)
I Manipulation
771(12)
1 Defining Manipulation
772(6)
United States v. Mulheren
772(5)
Notes and Questions
777(1)
Problem
778(1)
2 Issuer Repurchases
778(2)
3 Short Selling
780(3)
14 The Enforcement of the Securities Laws 783(122)
A More on the Private Enforcement of the Securities Laws
783(9)
1 Champion of the Little Guy: The Class Action
785(1)
2 Securities Actions After the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
785(5)
Notes and Questions
787(3)
3 Closing the Bypass: The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act
790(2)
Problems
792(1)
B Who's Liable for Securities Fraud: Primary and Secondary Liability
792(8)
1 Aiding and Abetting
794(6)
SEC v. Apuzzo
794(5)
Notes and Questions
799(1)
Problem
799(1)
C Control Person and Respondeat Superior Liability
800(9)
Donohoe v. Consolidated Operating & Production Corp.
801(2)
Notes and Questions
803(5)
Problems
808(1)
D Rescission and Restitution of Contracts in Violation of the Securities Laws
809(9)
Berckeley Inv. Group, Ltd. v. Colkitt
809(7)
Notes and Questions
816(1)
Problem
817(1)
E Responsibility and Its Costs
818(7)
1 Equitable Bars to the Plaintiff's Recovery
818(3)
2 Indemnity and Contribution
821(4)
Problem
824(1)
F Statutes of Limitations
825(3)
Notes and Questions
826(1)
Problem
827(1)
G Enforcement Actions by the SEC
828(34)
1 Investigations
828(7)
a The Investigatory Process
828(2)
b Recommendations to the Commission
830(5)
Notes and Questions
831(3)
Problems
834(1)
2 Sanctioning in SEC Enforcement Proceedings
835(12)
a The Administrative Enforcement Proceeding
835(2)
b The Panoply of SEC Enforcement Sanctions
837(10)
KPMG, LLP v. SEC
838(4)
Notes and Questions
842(4)
Problem
846(1)
3 Injunctions
847(4)
Notes and Questions
848(3)
4 Discretion in SEC Enforcement
851(11)
Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release No. 44,969 (Oct. 23, 2001)
851(3)
Notes and Questions
854(3)
SEC v. Citigroup Mkts.
857(5)
H The SEC's Power to Discipline Professionals
862(4)
Problems
865(1)
I The Duties of the Securities Lawyer
866(28)
1 A Historic Step Toward Socializing the Securities Lawyer
867(14)
SEC v. National Student Marketing Corp.
867(10)
Notes and Questions
877(3)
Problem
880(1)
2 The SEC's Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys
881(13)
Implementation of Standards of Professional Conduct for Attorneys
882(6)
Notes and Questions
888(4)
Problems
892(2)
J Enforcement of the Securities Laws in the Criminal Justice System
894(11)
1 The Criminal Provisions of the Federal Securities Laws
895(6)
United States v. Dixon
897(2)
Problem
899(1)
Notes and Questions
899(2)
2 Mail and Wire Fraud
901(2)
3 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
903(2)
15 The Regulation of Insider Trading 905(52)
A Introduction
905(2)
B The Source of a Duty to Abstain or Disclose
907(6)
Chiarella v. United States
907(3)
Notes and Questions
910(3)
C "Outsider" Trading: Corporate Connections
913(1)
Problem
913(1)
D The Misappropriation Theory
914(11)
United States v. O'Hagan
915(6)
Notes and Questions
921(3)
Problems
924(1)
E Tippers and Tippees
925(14)
1 Tipper/Tippee Liability Defined
925(8)
Dirks v. SEC
925(6)
Notes and Questions
931(2)
Problems
933(1)
2 Selective Disclosure: Regulation FD
933(5)
Securities Act Release No. 33-7881
933(3)
Notes and Questions
936(2)
Problems
938(1)
F Rule 14e-3
939(2)
Problem
941(1)
G Enforcement of the Insider Trading Prohibition
941(3)
Problems
943(1)
H Insider Trading and Section 16
944(10)
1 The Scope of Section 16(b)
945(7)
Huppe v. WPCS Int'l Inc.
945(4)
Notes and Questions
949(2)
Problems
951(1)
2 Executive Compensation
952(1)
3 Pension Blackout Periods
953(1)
4 Is There a Need for Reform?
953(5)
Notes and Questions
954(1)
I Insider Trading Abroad
954(3)
16 Shareholder Voting and Going-Private Transactions 957(30)
A The Election of Directors and Other Routine Matters
958(10)
1 Mandatory Disclosure
958(2)
2 Proposals, Recommendations, and Elections
960(9)
Business Roundtable v. SEC
962(5)
Notes and Questions
967(1)
Problem
968(1)
B The Reach of the Proxy Rules
968(1)
C "Solicitations"
969(5)
Notes and Questions
971(2)
Problem
973(1)
D Proxy Fraud
974(5)
Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Sandberg
974(2)
Notes and Questions
976(3)
Problem
979(1)
E Going-Private Transactions
979(8)
In re Meyers Parking Systems Inc., Exchange Act Release No. 26069
980(4)
Notes and Questions
984(1)
Problem
985(2)
17 Corporate Takeovers 987(34)
A Introduction: The Policy Dilemma
987(1)
B The Early Warning System: Section 13(d)
988(10)
Wellman v. Dickinson
990(3)
Notes and Questions
993(4)
Problem
997(1)
C Tender Offer Regulation: Controlling the Bidder
998(14)
Problem
999(1)
1 Disclosure by Bidders and the Antifraud Prohibition
1000(1)
2 Enforcement
1001(1)
3 Substantive Regulation
1002(9)
a Duration
1003(1)
b Withdrawal and Proration
1004(1)
c "Mini Tender Offers"
1004(1)
d The All-Holders/Best-Price Rule
1005(6)
Epstein v. MCA Corp.
1005(3)
Notes and Questions
1008(2)
Problem
1010(1)
4 "Tender Offer"
1011(2)
Problem
1012(1)
D The Williams Act and the Global Tender Offer
1012(1)
E Tender Offer Defense: Controlling Target Management
1013(8)
1 Disclosure and Enforcement
1013(5)
Schreiber v. Burlington Northern Inc.
1015(2)
Notes and Questions
1017(1)
2 Purchases by (or for) the Issuer of Its Own Securities
1018(3)
18 Regulation of Broker-Dealers 1021(50)
A Regulation of the Broker-Dealer Industry: Structure and Oversight
1022(10)
1 Entry
1022(3)
Problems
1024(1)
2 Supervising the Conduct of Broker-Dealers and Their Associated Persons
1025(7)
a Self-Regulation
1025(1)
b Direct SEC Supervision of Brokers and Dealers
1026(6)
In the Matter of John Gutfreund et al.
1028(1)
Notes and Questions
1029(2)
Problem
1031(1)
B The Responsibilities of Brokers to Their Customers
1032(32)
1 The Broker as Agent: Fiduciary Obligations and the Shingle Theory
1032(6)
a Best Execution
1032(2)
b Advice and Recommendations
1034(2)
c A Fiduciary Rule?
1036(2)
Problem
1037(1)
2 "Know Your Security"
1038(3)
Hanly v. SEC
1038(1)
Notes and Questions
1039(1)
Problem
1040(1)
3 Investment Analysts and Their Conflicts of Interest
1041(2)
Problem
1043(1)
4 Suitability
1043(13)
a The Basic Obligation
1043(7)
Brown v. E.F. Hutton Group Inc.
1043(3)
Notes and Questions
1046(3)
Problem
1049(1)
b Suitability, Risk Disclosure, and the Sophisticated Investor
1050(6)
Banca Cremi, S.A. v. Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc.
1050(4)
Notes and Questions
1054(1)
Problem
1055(1)
5 Churning and Other "Relational" Frauds
1056(5)
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith v. Arceneaux
1056(3)
Notes and Questions
1059(1)
Problem
1060(1)
6 Price Protection: Markups and Other Matters
1061(1)
7 Arbitration
1062(2)
C Substantive Regulation: Credit and Financial Soundness
1064(7)
1 Margin Requirements
1064(2)
2 The Financial Soundness of Broker-Dealers
1066(2)
3 Dodd-Frank and Systemic Risk
1068(3)
19 Investment Advisers and Investment Companies 1071(36)
A The Regulation of Investment Advisers
1072(14)
1 The Registration Requirement
1072(2)
2 Substantive Regulation
1074(1)
3 Conduct Regulation: Section 206
1075(6)
SEC v. Capital Gains Research Bureau Inc.
1075(3)
Notes and Questions
1078(3)
4 Investment Advice, Investment Information, and the First Amendment
1081(6)
Lowe v. SEC
1081(3)
Notes and Questions
1084(1)
Problem
1085(1)
B Credit Rating Agencies
1086(1)
C Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies
1087(18)
1 The Structure and Governance of a Mutual Fund
1090(3)
Investment Company Act Release No. 24,082
1090(2)
Problem
1092(1)
2 Sales and Redemptions of Mutual Fund Shares
1093(4)
a Prices and Distribution Charges
1093(2)
b Abusive Trading Practices
1095(2)
Problem
1096(1)
c Money Market Funds
1097(1)
3 The Compensation of Investment Company Affiliates
1097(5)
Jones v. Harris Associates L.P.
1097(3)
Notes and Questions
1100(1)
Problem
1101(1)
4 Self-Dealing by Investment Company Affiliates
1102(2)
5 The Definitional Problem
1104(3)
Problem
1105(1)
D Hedge Funds and Other Private Investment Vehicles
1105(2)
20 Transnational Fraud and the Reach of U.S. Securities Laws 1107(34)
A The Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Securities Laws
1107(29)
1 In General
1107(1)
2 Limiting the Reach of Securities Law: The Morrison Decision
1108(11)
Morrison v. National Australia Bank, Ltd.
1108(8)
Notes and Questions
1116(3)
Problems
1119(1)
3 Morrison Applied
1119(8)
Absolute Activist Value Master Fund Ltd. v. Ficeto
1119(3)
Notes and Questions
1122(4)
Problems
1126(1)
4 Choice of Law Options: The Relevance of Foreign Law in Securities Litigation
1127(9)
Bonny v. The Society of Lloyd's
1129(3)
Notes and Questions
1132(4)
Problem
1136(1)
B Enforcement Challenges Presented by an Internationalized Securities Market
1136(5)
1 Unilateral Enforcement Efforts
1136(2)
a Discovery Sanctions
1136(1)
b The Reach for Assets
1137(1)
2 Bilateral Enforcement Efforts
1138(1)
3 Multilateral Enforcement Efforts
1139(2)
Table of Cases 1141(12)
Index 1153