Chairman Levitt speaks for about half-an-hour on the work of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He touches on contemporary issues while providing and overview of the history of securities and the commission.

Topics discussed during the followup question-and-answer session are: sustainability of the stock market, baby boomers, California votes, insider trading, SEC resources, tech industry, US index bond, Denver airport financing, 10k, discount form, penny stocks, changes from internet, internet trading, foreign standards, and the movie Wall Street.