A. Gary Ames

A. Gary Ames is a declared insider at 6 companies; the most frequent names are F5, Inc., Ipass Inc and Tektronix Inc. The record holds 56 filings, for trades running from 9 January 2006 to 10 March 2021.

Both buying and selling appear: 4 purchases worth €127k, against 7 sales worth €4.2M. Sales outweigh purchases by €4.0M. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Outside the open market, there are 12 share grants and 19 option exercises.

In size, the median ticket on the buying side is €31k.

On 12 March 2021 came the latest disclosure, an option exercise in F5, Inc. The last purchase on record was published on 4 June 2010, which is 5,986 days ago. Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.