问题如下：
2. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, referred to in Statement 2, is best classified as a:
选项：
A.legislative body.
B.government agency.
C.self-regulatory organization.
解释：
C is correct.
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is a self-regulatory organization (SRO) and an independent regulator. The reading states that it describes itself as “the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. Our chief role is to protect investors by maintaining the fairness of the US capital markets.” FINRA oversees over 4,000 brokerage firms, 160,000 branch offices and 629,000 registered securities representatives. FINRA has, as noted by the reading, “a degree of official sanction but is not a government agency per se.” FINRA is referred to specifically in the reading as an SRO.
考点：监管主体
解析：self-regulatory organization 是指府授予管辖权的机构 ， 但并非由政府资助 ， 拥有制定 、 实施条令权力并拥有监管权 。 例如FINRA ，它是美国证券业的独立监管者，监督资本市场。FIFRA监管着4000多家券商、160000个分公司和629000名注册证券代表。FINRA具有某种程度的官方制裁，但本身不是政府机构。
我记得强化P22页老师说过 证监会这种属于government agency，不对吗？
