Every filing, form, and signal term on FilingsIQ, in plain language.
The "current report" companies file to announce material events between quarterly reports: acquisitions, executive changes, results, and other market-moving news.
A company's comprehensive annual report filed with the SEC: business overview, risk factors, audited financials, and management's discussion. Often 100 to 300+ pages; FilingsIQ generates a structured summary and plain-language TLDR.
The quarterly report, a slimmer unaudited update filed three times a year between 10-Ks.
A pre-arranged trading plan that lets insiders schedule future transactions in advance to avoid trading on material non-public information. Sales under 10b5-1 plans are generally considered less informative than discretionary trades, and FilingsIQ labels them.
The final prospectus filed once an offering prices, completing the picture the S-1 began.
Congressional disclosures report transaction sizes in dollar bands (such as $1,001 to $15,000) rather than exact amounts, so congressional trade values are always shown as ranges.
Direct or indirect ownership of, or control over, a security, the basis for insider and large-holder reporting requirements.
Which body of Congress a filer belongs to: the Senate or the House of Representatives. Senate and House disclosures are filed through separate systems.
Central Index Key, a unique identifier the SEC assigns to every entity that files with EDGAR. Used to look up all filings for a specific company. FilingsIQ automatically resolves ticker symbols to CIK numbers when pulling filings.
Multiple insiders at the same company buying stock within a short window. Widely followed because independent, simultaneous insider purchases are historically a stronger signal than a single buy. FilingsIQ flags clusters automatically.
Short interest divided by average daily trading volume: an estimate of how many days of typical volume it would take short sellers to buy back their positions. Higher values can mean more fuel for a squeeze.
The annual proxy filing covering executive compensation, board matters, and the management and 5% owner tables.
The gap between a transaction's trade date and the date it was publicly disclosed. Congressional trades are reported with a lag (often weeks), which is why FilingsIQ shows both dates and the lag on every congressional trade.
A measure of how well reported earnings reflect actual cash generation. High-quality earnings closely track operating cash flow. Low-quality earnings rely on aggressive accounting: premature revenue recognition, deferred expenses, or one-time items presented as recurring. The cash conversion ratio is the simplest test of earnings quality.
The SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system: the public database where filings are submitted and published. FilingsIQ pulls filings directly from EDGAR.
The portion of a company's shares available for public trading, excluding closely held and restricted shares. Because float must be estimated, short-interest-to-float figures are approximations and are labeled as estimates on FilingsIQ.
The initial statement of beneficial ownership an insider files when they first become subject to insider reporting requirements.
The SEC form corporate insiders (officers, directors, and 10% owners) file to report transactions in their company's stock, generally due within two business days of the trade. The core input to FilingsIQ's Insider Flow.
An annual form covering certain insider transactions that were exempt from, or missed, Form 4 reporting during the year.
The notice filed when an insider or affiliate intends to sell restricted or control securities under Rule 144.
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF represents the cash a company generates after maintaining or expanding its asset base. A divergence between reported earnings and FCF often indicates aggressive accounting assumptions. Analysts use the cash conversion ratio (operating cash flow / net income) to assess earnings quality.
Disclosure indicating substantial doubt about a company's ability to continue operating, typically over the next twelve months. One of the red flags FilingsIQ scans for automatically.
A structured argument for why a stock is attractive (or not) at the current price. A defensible thesis answers five questions: what the company does, its key revenue/margin drivers, material risks, valuation reasonableness, and exit criteria. RIAs use thesis documentation for compliance and investment committee presentations.
A section in the 10-K and 10-Q where management explains the company's financial results in their own words. It covers revenue drivers, expense changes, liquidity, capital resources, and known trends. Analysts compare MD&A narrative to actual numbers to identify discrepancies or overly optimistic framing.
An insider buying shares on the open market with their own money, as opposed to receiving equity through compensation. Generally treated as a stronger bullish signal than option exercises or grants.
Who the reported transaction belongs to on a PTR: the member themselves, a spouse, or a dependent child.
The disclosure form members of Congress file to report securities transactions by themselves, a spouse, or a dependent child. Under the STOCK Act, transactions must generally be reported within 30 to 45 days. FilingsIQ tracks new PTRs in the Congressional Trades feed.
The stretch around an offering when a company's public communications are restricted under securities rules.
A firm or individual registered with the SEC or state regulators to provide investment advice. RIAs have a fiduciary duty to act in their clients' best interest. They are required to maintain documented research supporting investment decisions, making tools like FilingsIQ valuable for compliance.
The section of a 10-K or 10-Q where a company discloses what could hurt its business. Changes between periods, new risks added or language strengthened, are often more informative than the list itself, which is what filing comparison surfaces.
The registration statement a company files ahead of a U.S. IPO: the business, financials, risk factors, and offering details. The primary document behind FilingsIQ's IPO pipeline.
An amended S-1. Amendments often contain the material updates, pricing ranges, new financials, as the offering approaches.
The filing required when an investor acquires more than 5% of a company with activist intent or intent to influence control, due within five business days of crossing the threshold. New 13Ds often signal activist campaigns.
The shorter alternative to 13D for passive investors crossing the 5% threshold with no intent to influence control.
The as-of date for a short interest report. FINRA collects positions as of mid-month and end-of-month settlement dates and publishes the data on a delay, so every short interest figure on FilingsIQ is labeled with its settlement date.
The total number of shares of a stock that have been sold short and not yet covered. Broker-dealers report it to FINRA on a bi-monthly settlement cycle, which is why short interest updates roughly twice a month rather than daily.
Short interest divided by a company's total shares outstanding. FilingsIQ's primary short interest ratio, because shares outstanding is a reported, verifiable figure.
A rapid price increase that forces short sellers to buy shares to close their positions, adding further buying pressure. Stocks with high short interest and rising prices are candidates; FilingsIQ's Squeeze Watch screens for setups.
The number of shares sold short during a single trading day, reported daily, a faster-moving sentiment gauge than bi-monthly short interest.
Daily short volume as a percentage of total volume, used to spot day-to-day shifts in short-selling pressure between short interest settlements.
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, which requires members of Congress to publicly disclose their securities transactions and prohibits them from trading on material non-public information obtained through their positions.
An analysis that compares a new SEC filing to the prior period's filing to identify changes in language, risk factors, financial trends, and disclosures. Manually comparing two 200 to 400 page filings is time-intensive. FilingsIQ automates this by surfacing specific changes in plain language.