EDGAR is the SEC's electronic filing system. Access credentials have been misused to file fabricated documents about real companies, which is why filer authentication has been tightened repeatedly.
compliance and practice · updated 2026-09-08
Where does edgar come up?
This term is used in the following manipulation techniques, each explained in full on
its own page.
EDGAR filing fraud— EDGAR filing fraud is submitting a false document through the SEC's official filing system, exploiting the authority of the system of record to move a share price before the issuer can correct it.
See also
Form 8-K— Form 8-K is the current report a US public company files to announce material events. Filing a false one, or filing on behalf of a…