SEC EDGAR Resource Center

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EDGAR Training Videos

Getting onto EDGAR is a one-time job. Staying on it isn't. IRIS, The Exchange's AI guide, walks through both — creating your account, and the annual confirmation every filer must complete to keep that account active. When you're ready, go to EDGAR Filer Management →

Start Here · One-Time Setup

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6:30 walkthrough — covers Login.gov account creation, multi-factor authentication, and what to have ready before you start.

Then Every Year

Annual Confirmation

Presented by IRIS

Step-by-step walkthrough — reviewing your dashboard, confirming authorized individuals and delegations, and what happens if you miss the deadline.

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SEC EDGAR

Understanding SEC EDGAR

EDGAR is the SEC's official system for public company filings. This page covers what it is, who's involved, how to get access, and the latest EDGAR news.

The Regulator

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The federal agency responsible for regulating securities markets, protecting investors, and enforcing disclosure requirements for public companies.

The Filing System

EDGAR

Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system — the SEC's official system of record for public company filings.

EDGAR Glossary

Key Terms

A few terms worth knowing before you start filing.

CIK — Central Index Key

A unique, permanent 10-digit number the SEC assigns to each individual or entity that files on EDGAR. Unlike the CCC, it's public — it appears in every filing header and is used together with your CCC to file. It never changes, and if you forget it, you can look it up by name (company or individual) through EDGAR company search.

CCC — CIK Confirmation Code

An 8-character code (with at least one number and one special character) used together with your CIK to authorize filings and retrieve or edit data. It's case-sensitive, never expires, but can be changed by the filer at any time. You'll generate one after receiving your CIK from a Form ID application, or any time you want to reset it for security.

Form ID

The application filers use to request EDGAR access. New filers use it to get their first CIK; filers who've lost access to an existing account use it too, selecting "existing account" instead of "new." A simple forgotten CCC, on the other hand, can often be recovered directly through the EDGAR Next dashboard without a new Form ID.

EDGAR Next

The SEC's current framework for filer access and account management, requiring individual Login.gov credentials and multi-factor authentication.

EDGAR Filer Management

One of EDGAR's three websites — the one where filers enroll in EDGAR Next, manage their dashboard, generate a CCC, and submit a Form ID for new or lost access.

EDGAR Filing Website

The second of the three websites — where most forms are actually submitted, including bulk and EDGARLink Online filings. It doesn't handle Forms 3, 4, 5, or D.

EDGAR OnlineForms Website

The third website, used for forms filled out directly online rather than assembled elsewhere — ownership Forms 3, 4, and 5, Form 144, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Form D. It also handles retrieving/editing filer data and transmitting XML submissions.

XBRL

Extensible Business Reporting Language — an XML-based format used to tag financial data for standardized, machine-readable reporting.

iXBRL

Inline XBRL — embeds XBRL tags directly into a human-readable HTML filing, so one document works for both people and machines.

The federal identity verification service every individual now uses to authenticate before accessing EDGAR.

Accession Number

A unique reference number EDGAR assigns to each submission, used to track its status after filing.

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Capital Formation·SEC Fees

Fee Rate · Effective October 1

SEC Registration Fees Drop 37 Percent

On August 21 the SEC set its fiscal year 2027 registration fee rate at $87.00 per million dollars, effective October 1, 2026. The new rate applies to the registration of securities under Securities Act Section 6(b), the repurchase of securities under Exchange Act Section 13(e), and proxy solicitations and specified tender offers under Section 14(g).

Fee per $1M · Through Sept 30 $138.10

▼37%

Fee per $1M · From Oct 1 $87.00

For companies weighing an offering this fall, the arithmetic is worth seeing:

Amount Registered	Through Sept 30	From Oct 1
$10 million	$1,381	$870
$50 million	$6,905	$4,350
$100 million	$13,810	$8,700

The fee is calculated at the rate in effect on the filing date, so a registration statement filed October 1 or later uses the new number. If your board approved a transaction budget using this year's rate, the estimate is now conservative. The practical step is on the EDGAR side: the filing fee table travels with the registration statement, so confirm your filing agent has loaded the new rate before your first October submission. Note that this is the SEC's own filing fee only — it does not affect FINRA, OTC Markets, exchange listing, or professional fees.

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Behind the Number

A Rate That Swings More Than You Would Think

People treat the SEC registration fee as a fixed cost. It is not. The rate is recalculated every year by dividing a target collection amount set by statute by a forecast of how many dollars of securities will be registered. When the forecast of registrations rises, the rate falls. Here is the past six fiscal years, per million dollars registered:

FY 2022 $92.70 · FY 2023 $110.20 · FY 2024 $147.60 · FY 2025 $153.10 · FY 2026 $138.10 · FY 2027 $87.00

The drop taking effect October 1 is the steepest single-year decline in years, and it lands because the Commission is forecasting a much larger year of registered offerings ahead. Stale fee templates are a quiet source of filing errors. Check yours.

EDGAR is available from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays (see the calendar below). Plan to make your filings and manage your account during these business hours. Please also familiarize yourself with the rules related to filing dates.

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EDGAR Calendar

Federal Holidays in 2026

The EDGAR system will not receive, process, or accept filings in observance of the following federal holidays. The SEC mailroom that receives paper filings will also be closed. However, EDGAR filings that have already been posted to the website will be accessible as usual.