An investment contract:

A. is the basic investment document of a 1933 Act registered offering.
B. is used to bring enforcement actions against investors who violate provisions of the 1934 Act.
C. regulates the sale of securities while they are passing from the hands of the issuer into the hands of the public investors.
D. is defined as an investment of money in a common enterprise with an expectation of profits from the efforts of others.


Answer: D

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