Glossary

Every term the product uses, in one place. Each entry links to its detail page and to the latest feed pre-filtered by that term.

Forms & filing identity

What each SEC form covers and the identifiers that survive across systems
10 terms
Filing
Medium signalA SEC ownership filing discovered from EDGAR and tracked through ingestion, XML resolution, download, parsing, and processing.
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Ownership filing
Medium signalA filing that reports beneficial ownership or intended sale activity.
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Form 3 (initial ownership)
Medium signalInitial beneficial ownership statement.
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Form 4 (change in ownership)
High signalStatement of changes in beneficial ownership.
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Form 5 (annual ownership)
Medium signalAnnual beneficial ownership statement.
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Form 144 (notice of proposed sale)
Low signalNotice of proposed sale of restricted or control securities, filed by affiliates when they intend to sell under Rule 144.
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Accession number
High signalThe SEC filing identifier assigned by EDGAR at the moment a filing is accepted.
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Filing detail URL
Medium signalThe URL of the SEC's filing index page (e.
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XML URL
Medium signalThe URL of the SEC XML document for a filing, resolved from the filing detail page.
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Raw XML
Medium signalThe SEC XML payload stored locally before parsing.
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Filing lifecycle

The states a filing moves through, from EDGAR discovery to normalized row
7 terms
Discovered
Low signalThe filing exists in the local system but its XML URL has not yet been resolved.
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XML resolved
Low signalThe filing has a resolved XML URL on file, derived from its filing detail page.
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XML downloaded
Low signalThe raw XML payload has been fetched from the SEC and stored locally.
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Processed
Medium signalThe filing XML has been parsed and normalized into product tables (reporting owners, transactions, holdings, footnotes).
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Failed
Low signalThe filing failed processing and needs retry, inspection, or quarantine behavior.
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Parsed filing data
Medium signalThe faithful, filing-shaped representation of reporting owners, derivative transactions, non-derivative transactions, holdings, footnotes, and signatures.
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Normalized transaction
High signalA product-facing transaction row derived from parsed filing data and shaped for filtering, display, scoring, and aggregation.
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Transaction codes

The single-letter codes that describe what happened
10 terms
P
Open-market purchase
High signalCode P is a non-derivative open-market purchase of company stock by the reporting owner.
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S
Open-market sale
High signalCode S is a non-derivative open-market sale.
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A
Grant or award
Medium signalCode A marks a grant or award of company stock, typically as part of a compensation package.
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D
Sale back to issuer
Medium signalCode D marks a sale of company stock back to the issuer.
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F
Tax withholding
Low signalCode F marks shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations on vesting compensation.
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M
Option exercise
Medium signalCode M marks an option exercise or conversion of a derivative security.
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X
Exercise of derivative
Medium signalCode X marks the exercise of a derivative security other than an option.
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G
Gift
Low signalCode G marks a gift of company stock.
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J
Other disposition
Low signalCode J marks a disposition that does not fit any other SEC transaction code.
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V
Voluntary early report
Low signalCode V marks a voluntary early disclosure of a transaction that was already reportable.
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Transaction terms

General vocabulary used across transaction rows
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Holding
Medium signalOwnership reported on a Form 4 without a transaction row.
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Transaction code
High signalThe single-letter SEC code that describes the reported transaction (P, S, A, F, M, etc.
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Acquisition / disposition (A/D)
Medium signalThe SEC's A or D value indicating whether the transaction acquired or disposed of securities.
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Transaction value
Medium signalShares multiplied by price for the transaction.
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Ownership

2 terms
Direct ownership
High signalDirect ownership means the reporting owner holds the security in their own name (or a related family name), not through a trust, fund, or other indirect vehicle.
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Indirect ownership
High signalIndirect ownership means the reporting owner holds the security through a trust, partnership, fund, LLC, or other vehicle.
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Insider terminology

Reporting owner, insider, and role vocabulary
4 terms
Reporting owner
Medium signalThe person or entity reporting ownership in the SEC filing.
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Insider
High signalThe product-facing reporting owner — usually an executive, director, officer, or 10% owner.
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Insider role
Medium signalA normalized role label derived from the SEC relationship flags and the officer title text.
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Officer title
Medium signalThe free-text title reported in the filing (e.
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Roles

4 terms
Officer (e.g. CEO, CFO)
Medium signalAn officer of the issuer, named on the Form 4 relationship flags or inferred from the officer title text (e.
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Director
Medium signalA director (or former director) of the issuer's board.
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10% owner
Medium signalA reporting owner who is a 10% beneficial owner of the issuer's equity.
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Other reporting owner
Low signalA reporting owner who is not flagged as an officer, director, or 10% owner.
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Filing context

4 terms
10b5-1 language detected
Medium signalThe filing's footnote text contained a 10b5-1 plan reference.
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Amended filing
Medium signalThe parent filing is marked as an amendment to a previously filed Form 4.
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Derivative transaction
Medium signalThe transaction involves a derivative security (option, warrant, RSU, convertible note).
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Non-derivative transaction
Medium signalThe transaction involves a non-derivative security (common stock, preferred stock, or a similar direct equity instrument).
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Product surfaces

Pages and features in the current and planned product
8 terms
Latest insider transactions feed
High signalThe main product surface showing recent normalized Form 4 transaction rows.
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Company directory
Medium signalA searchable list of companies with processed insider transactions.
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Company insider activity page
High signalA company-level view summarizing recent insider transaction activity for one ticker.
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Open-market activity
High signalProduct shorthand for Form 4 code-P purchases and code-S sales.
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Signal badge
Medium signalA product label that explains why a transaction may matter (e.
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Conviction score
Low signalA future product score estimating transaction relevance, planned but not yet implemented.
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Watchlist
Low signalA future saved list of tickers or insiders the user wants to revisit.
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Alert
Low signalA future notification triggered by matching insider activity (e.
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