Finding Forms

Note: Be sure to check the currency, coverage, and status (official or unofficial) of all sources.

Some sources listed on this page may not contain all forms issued by the SEC, but the list on this page provides suggestions for where to look for forms.

SEC Forms are published in the Federal Register. For information on locating the Federal Register, please see the Summer Guide to Federal Administrative Law Research. This has a chart that lists the different places you can find the Federal Register, in print and online.
You also can find forms in CCH's Federal Securities Law Reporter looseleaf and the electronic version of the Federal Securities Law Reporter. (Non-commercial use only; Harvard ID and pin required.) After clicking on the link above, click on "CCH Business & Finance Research Network," then on "Enter" and then click on the "Securities" tab.
You can find information about the different types of forms on the SEC's page about forms. You also can find pdf versions of the forms on SEC's forms list page, and you can find html versions of some forms on the SEC's Forms and Associated Regulations page. To obtain more general information, see the SEC EDGAR page.

Note that many firms file electronically using EDGAR, so you may want to check with your firm to see if they already have electronic copies of relevant forms.