SAC Capital Advisors LP

SAC Capital Advisors LP is a declared insider of MedQuist Holdings Inc., with filings sourced from SEC (Form 4). Between 26 January 2012 and 20 August 2012, the trades on record add up to 10 filings.

In open-market terms, that means 2 purchases worth €31k on one side and 6 sales worth €198.9M on the other. Netting one side against the other leaves €198.9M 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. Besides market trades, the filings include 1 share grant.

Most recently, on 21 August 2012, the filings show a share grant worth €885 in MedQuist Holdings Inc. The clock since the last published purchase (17 February 2012) now reads 5,363 days. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 4 days after the trade. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.