Claire L. Kummer

Claire L. Kummer discloses dealings in Arbitron Inc to SEC (Form 4). Over a trading history stretching from 1 March 2006 to 13 August 2008, the count stands at 11 filings.

In open-market terms, that means 3 purchases worth €49k on one side and 1 sale worth €334k on the other. Netting one side against the other leaves €286k of net selling. 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 6 share grants and 1 option exercise. So far in 2008, the count stands at no purchases and 1 sale.

Half of the purchases are above €20k and half below.

The latest filing, published on 15 August 2008, reports an option exercise of €257k in Arbitron Inc. The last purchase on record was published on 20 March 2006, which is 7,539 days ago. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 3 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.