Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 The Legal and Institutional Framework of Securities Regulation Chapter 2 Inquiries in to the Materiality of Information Chapter 3 The Definition of a Security Chapter 4 The Public Offering Chapter 5 Exempt Transactions Chapter 6 Secondary Distributions Chapter 7 Recapitalizations,Reorganizations,and Acquisitions Chapter 8 Exempt Securities Chapter 9 Liability Under the Securities Act Chapter 10 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934:Markets and Information Chapter 11 Fraud in Connetion with the Purchase or sale of a Secruity Chapter 12 The Enforcement of the Securities Laws Chapter 13 The Regulation of Insider Trading Chapter 14 Shareholder Voting and Going-Private Transactions Chapter 15 cORporate Takeovers Chapter 16 Regulation of the Securities Markets and Broker-Dealers Chapter 17 The Investment Advisers and Investment Company Acts of 1940 Chapter 18 Transnational Fraud and the Reach of U.S.Securities Laws Table of Cases Index