Inside The Ownership Box: What Businesses Report On Form 4
When looking at an investment, it is the disclosures of ownership that allow an investor to find out the movements and positions of a company's insiders. A company's insider, for example, a director, an officer, or the beneficial owner of the company's securities, may be subject to certain insider trading requirements that could affect the company. a) Identifying the insider b) Transaction recording c) Ownership disclosure d) Showing ownership after transactions e) Market transparency Ø Identifying the insider The SEC Form 4 also reveals who filed it, including the person being reported and the relationship of the reporting person with the company. That way, the nature of the position of the person to the company as an insider, for example, if the person is a director, an officer, or another person with insider reporti...