William A. Roper Jr.

William A. Roper Jr. is a declared insider at 4 companies; the most frequent names are Science Applications International Corp, Verisign Inc/ca and Leap Wireless International Inc. In total, 37 filings cover trades dated from 5 August 2005 to 14 July 2011.

In open-market terms, that means 2 purchases worth €203k on one side and 6 sales worth €6.6M on the other. Taken together, the sales exceed the purchases by €6.4M. Unlike grants, an open-market purchase is paid for by the insider, at the market price. Other entries cover 20 share grants and 4 option exercises. So far in 2011, the count stands at no purchases and 2 sales.

Most recently, on 18 July 2011, the filings show a share grant in Leap Wireless International Inc. The most recent open-market purchase was published on 22 October 2007, 6,958 days ago. Typically, a trade is published a median of 5 days after it takes place. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.