SEC stop orders indexed on EDGAR
STOP ORDER records from 2012 to 2025: SEC orders suspending the effectiveness of registration statements or offering statements.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SECFEED_KEY" \ "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings?query=formType:%22STOP%20ORDER%22&size=2"
import os, requests
r = requests.get(
"https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings",
params={'query': 'formType:"STOP ORDER"', 'size': '2'},
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SECFEED_KEY']}"},
)
print(r.json())What is STOP ORDER?
A stop order suspends the effectiveness of a registration statement, for example under Section 8(d) of the Securities Act when the filing contains untrue or misleading statements, or similar relief for Regulation A offering statements. The STOP ORDER type records these orders on EDGAR under the affected issuer.
Stop orders are rare and usually involve shell companies, fraudulent offerings or issuers that did not respond to SEC staff.
Recorded under the issuer whose registration or offering statement is suspended; the order is issued by the SEC.
When the SEC issues the order.
Filings per year
Every STOP ORDER filing on EDGAR, counted from the SecFeed index. Updated daily.
What is inside
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Order | The Commission's findings and the suspension. |
| Issuer | The affected company. |
| Filing | The registration or offering statement suspended. |
Get STOP ORDER data with SecFeed
Search the filings with formType:"STOP ORDER", read any document as text or PDF, and use these APIs for structured data:
Search every SEC EDGAR filing since 1993 with Lucene-style queries over ticker, CIK, form type, filing date, company, SIC and 8-K items.
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Administrative Proceedings FeedSEC administrative proceedings as JSON: orders, settled actions and suspensions with respondents, release and file numbers and documents.
Latest STOP ORDER filings
| Company | Form | Filed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Thread (PTY) Ltd | STOP ORDER | 2025-11-13 | EDGAR ↗ |
| ELECTROPREMIUM | STOP ORDER | 2024-05-13 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Digi Outdoor Media Inc. | STOP ORDER | 2022-05-18 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Life Science Holdings, Inc. | STOP ORDER | 2021-10-15 | EDGAR ↗ |
| YI XI XIN INC | STOP ORDER | 2019-04-19 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Privoz | STOP ORDER | 2017-10-19 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Canso Enterprises Ltd. | STOP ORDER | 2017-10-19 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Lion Print Corp | STOP ORDER | 2017-10-19 | EDGAR ↗ |
Use cases
- Red flag screening for small issuers
- Enforcement research
- Due diligence on shell companies
Related forms
Every Form S-1 registration statement and amendment since 1994: IPOs, follow on offerings and resale registrations, with offering terms as JSON.
1-AReg A offering statementForm 1-A Regulation A offering statements since 2002: Tier 1 and Tier 2 mini-IPOs with offering terms, issuer data and the offering circular.
EFFECTNotice of effectivenessEFFECT notices: the SEC's confirmation that a registration statement or offering statement became effective or qualified, with the exact date.
FAQ
What is an SEC stop order?
An SEC order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement or offering statement.
Where else are SEC orders published?
Administrative proceedings are published on the SEC website; SecFeed's administrative proceedings API covers them.
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