10.1.2 The regulation of financial market in the u.s Much of the regulation if U.s. financial markets is driven by the desire to protect individual investors and the philosophy that the best protection is the information about the securities in the marketplace10.1.2 The regulation of financial market in the U.S. Much of the regulation if U.S. financial markets is driven by the desire to protect individual investors and the philosophy that the best protection is the information about the securities in the marketplace