Rajeev Madhavan

Rajeev Madhavan discloses dealings in Magma Design Automation Inc to SEC (Form 4). Over a trading history stretching from 30 August 2005 to 22 February 2012, the count stands at 151 filings.

On the open market, the record shows 3 purchases worth €913k and 107 sales worth €4.6M. Netting one side against the other leaves €3.7M of net selling. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. The rest of the record consists of 11 share grants and 15 option exercises.

In size, the median ticket on the buying side is €421k.

The record was last updated on 22 February 2012 with a transaction (€18k) in Magma Design Automation Inc. The clock since the last published purchase (7 October 2008) now reads 6,591 days. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 1 day after the trade. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4. A sale on its own says little: insiders also sell to pay tax, fund a purchase or diversify. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.