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Congress Stock Trades: How Late The Disclosures Really Arrive
A look at how many days pass between a lawmaker's trade and its public filing, how often the 45-day limit is passed, and what that means for copying trades.
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Plain-English guides to SEC filings, insider trades and market events — built on real filings and data, with worked examples from Bullished stories.
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How To Calculate Stock Dilution: The Formula, Worked Through Real Offerings
Divide the new shares by the shares outstanding after the sale. Here is the math, step by step, on real October stock offerings, plus where to find each number.
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Insider Selling Meaning: How To Tell Routine Sales From Warning Signs
Insider selling is when executives, directors or big holders sell their own company's stock. Here is how to read the filings behind it.
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A Checklist For Reading A Proxy Statement's Executive Pay Table
Start with the summary compensation table, then check the pay ratio, perks, related-party deals, post-settlement pay and votes, using real proxies as worked examples.
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How To Read A Form 4 SEC Filing, Box By Box
Every part of a Form 4 explained, and how to separate genuine insider buying from option exercises, merger cash-outs and fee shares.
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Form 4 Transaction Codes Explained: What P, S, M, F, G, J, D And A Mean
Each row of an insider's Form 4 carries a one-letter code that says what kind of transaction it was. Here is how to read the main ones, with real filings.
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What Happens When A Stock You Own Is Delisted
A delisting notice does not erase your shares. Here is what an Item 3.01 filing means, when it is an acquisition or a compliance failure, and how to check it.
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8-K Items Explained: What Every Item Code From 1.01 To 9.01 Tells You, With Examples
A plain-English guide to the 8-K item codes, which ones are routine paperwork, which are rare, and what to check in each, with counts from a 90-day sample.