Account and records, reports, examinations of exchanges, members, and others.
Section 27
SEC. 27. Account and records, reports, examinations of exchanges, members, and others.— Every securities exchange member thereof, every broker or dealer who transacts a business in securities through the medium of any such member, shall make, keep and preserve for such periods, such accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books and other records, and make such reports as the Commission by its rules and regulations may prescribe as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors. Such accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books, and other records shall be subject at any time or from time to time to such reasonable, periodic, special or other examinations by examiners or other representatives of the Commission as the Commission may deem necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors, provided that the Commission give notice of the purpose of such examination, and if such examination is for the purpose of investigating any complaint filed with the Commission or any information received by the Commission, that a copy of such complaint or a statement of such information be furnished by the Commission to such exchange, member, broker or dealer at least five days prior to the commencement of such examination. Any broker, dealer or other person extending credit, who is subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission pursuant to this Act, shall make such reports to the Commission as may be necessary or appropriate to enable it to perform the functions conferred upon it by this Act.