Government Links

• Commodity Futures Trading Commission — an independent agency which regulates the commodity futures and option markets in the United States.

• Department of Commerce

• EDGAR Online — the leading source of SEC filings and related business intelligence, including real-time access and advanced searching of SEC filings.

• Federal Agencies — Unannotated index of Federal agencies on the Internet.

• Federal Internet Guide — The Washington Post has created a useful site that links to all branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial) while also linking to the independent agencies and government boards and commissions.

• GPO Access — a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government.

• Securities and Exchange Commission — an independent, quasi-judicial regulatory agency responsible for administering the federal securities laws.

• SEC Filings — search the SEC’s EDGAR database for corporate filings.

• Thomas — Legislative information from the Library of Congress.

• U.S. Consumer Gateway — A “one-stop” link to a broad range offederal information resources available online.

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Federal regulatory agency established to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment.