Trust FBO James Wagner Altschul, U/A/D 08/20/1998

Trust FBO James Wagner Altschul, U/A/D 08/20/1998 appears in our data through filings on General American Investors Co Inc shares, published by SEC (Form 4). In total, 5 filings cover trades dated from 2 October 2008 to 2 February 2017.

In open-market terms, that means 1 purchase worth €21k on one side and 4 sales worth €30k on the other. On balance, insiders were net sellers of €8,922. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. 2017 to date brings no purchases and 1 sale.

On 3 February 2017 came the latest disclosure, an open-market sale for €12k in General American Investors Co Inc. The last purchase on record was published on 6 October 2008, which is 6,608 days ago. Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. 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. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.