self regulated industry definition
A self-regulatory organization (SRO) is an organization that exercises some degree of regulatory authority over an industry or profession.The regulatory authority could be applied in addition to some form of government regulation, or it could fill the vacuum of an absence of government oversight and regulation.n United States securities law, a self-regulatory organization is a defined term. The principal federal regulatory authorityâthe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)âwas established by the Federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934.