Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR) - Financial definition
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Concise definition of the term Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system
EDGAR is a system used by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to perform the automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms the SEC.
Comprehensive definition of the term Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system
The filings can then be accessed by the public through the SEC's Web site on the Internet.