<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.ftc.gov </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Footnotes </Th> </Tr> <P> The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act . Its principal mission is the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anticompetitive business practices, such as coercive monopoly . </P> <P> The Federal Trade Commission Act was one of President Woodrow Wilson's major acts against trusts . Trusts and trust - busting were significant political concerns during the Progressive Era . Since its inception, the FTC has enforced the provisions of the Clayton Act, a key antitrust statute, as well as the provisions of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq . Over time, the FTC has been delegated with the enforcement of additional business regulation statutes and has promulgated a number of regulations (codified in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations). </P>

The federal trade commission (ftc) regulates the security markets in the united states