John Pound

John Pound is a declared insider at 4 companies; the most frequent names are Gymboree Corp, Spy Inc. and Redenvelope Inc. The record holds 69 filings, for trades running from 17 March 2006 to 1 October 2015.

The open-market side counts 9 purchases for €8.6M alongside 16 sales for €641k. Taken together, the purchases exceed the sales by €8.0M. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Outside the open market, there are 30 share grants and 9 option exercises.

In size, the median ticket on the buying side is €448k.

The record was last updated on 5 October 2015 with a share grant (€2,712) in Spy Inc. The last purchase on record was published on 23 February 2009, which is 6,452 days ago. Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction. 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.