Question

What is the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission? A To encourage business practices that promote minority employment B To maintain fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions C To encourage business policies that protect the environment D To ensure worker safety and protect the public from hazardous products​

Answer 1

b) To maintain fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions

Step-by-step explanation:

after the Great Depression and stock market crash of 1929, the us government set up several programs to help rebuilding the economy; one of those programs was the sec (securities and exchange commission) which was intended to keep the markets trading fairly and revitalize confidence in the market