W. Donald Bell

W. Donald Bell discloses dealings in Bell Microproducts Inc to SEC (Form 4). We count 26 filings; the first trade dates from 27 January 2006 and the latest from 6 July 2010.

In open-market terms, that means 3 purchases worth €53k on one side and 9 sales worth €388k on the other. Sales outweigh purchases by €335k. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. Outside the open market, there are 12 option exercises.

A typical purchase (the median) is worth €21k.

Most recently, on 6 July 2010, the filings show a transaction worth €2.0M in Bell Microproducts Inc. The clock since the last published purchase (13 November 2009) now reads 6,189 days. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 1 day after the trade. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. A sale on its own says little: insiders also sell to pay tax, fund a purchase or diversify. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.