The U$.$S$.$ Securities and Exchange Commission $($SEC$)$ was created in $1934$ and consists of five commissioners and a large professional staff. The SEC professional staff is organized into five divisions and several principal offices. The primary objective of the SEC is to support fair securities markets. The SEC also strives to foster enlightened stockholder participation in corporate decisions of publicly traded companies. The SEC has a significant presence in financial markets, the development of accounting practices, and corporationshareholder relations, and has the power to exert influence on entities whose actions lie within the scope of its authority.

Explain from where the Securities and Exchange Commission receives its authority.