SEC Insider Trading Monitor

Track corporate insider stock trades (Form 4 filings) in real time. Monitor executive and director buy/sell activity for any US public company — straight from SEC EDGAR. No API key required.

What does SEC Insider Trading Monitor do?

Corporate insiders (executives, directors, and 10%+ shareholders) are required to disclose stock trades within 2 business days under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act. This actor scrapes those Form 4 disclosures from SEC EDGAR and returns structured trade records: who bought or sold what, when, and for how much.

Run it with default settings to get the most recent insider trades across all public companies (filtered to $100K+ transactions). Filter by company or ticker to track specific stocks.

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Why use this?

• Alpha signal — Insiders consistently outperform the market. Research shows insider purchases predict positive returns 12-18 months out. Following cluster buys (multiple insiders buying the same stock) is one of the most reliable signals in quant finance.
• No subscription fees — Platforms like Insider Monkey, OpenInsider, and Finviz charge $100–500/month for this data. SEC EDGAR is free and official.
• Schedulable — Run weekly on Apify Scheduler to always have fresh insider data.
• No API key — SEC EDGAR's official API is free and unrestricted.

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Use Cases

1. Cluster buy detection — Find stocks where 3+ insiders bought in the same week
2. Executive conviction signal — Identify when a CEO buys shares in the open market (vs. options/awards)
3. Short squeeze research — Short sellers watch insider selling; pair with short interest data
4. Quant research — Export insider trades as a feature for ML-based stock prediction
5. Corporate governance — Monitor conflict-of-interest trades before earnings or key announcements

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
company	string	—	Company name filter (e.g. Apple, Nvidia)
ticker	string	—	Stock ticker (e.g. AAPL, NVDA)
insiderName	string	—	Insider name filter (partial match)
transactionType	string	all	buy, sell, or empty for all
minValue	integer	100000	Min transaction value in USD
daysBack	integer	7	How many days back to search
maxTrades	integer	100	Max records to return

Example inputs

Recent insider buys at Apple:

{
  "ticker": "AAPL",
  "transactionType": "buy",
  "daysBack": 30
}

Large insider sells (>$500K) this week:

{
  "transactionType": "sell",
  "minValue": 500000,
  "daysBack": 7
}

Cluster buys at Nvidia:

{
  "ticker": "NVDA",
  "transactionType": "buy",
  "daysBack": 90,
  "minValue": 50000
}

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Output

Each trade record contains:

Field	Example	Description
company	Apple Inc.	Full company name
ticker	AAPL	Stock ticker symbol
insider_name	Tim Cook	Name of the insider
insider_role	Chief Executive Officer	Role at the company
transaction_type	buy	buy, sell, or award
transaction_code	P	SEC code (P=purchase, S=sale, A=award)
shares	10000	Number of shares traded
price_per_share	175.25	Price per share in USD
total_value	1752500.00	Total transaction value
shares_owned_after	3450000	Total shares owned after transaction
transaction_date	2026-08-10	Date of the actual trade
filing_date	2026-08-12	Date the Form 4 was filed with SEC
accession_number	0001140361-26-032884	SEC EDGAR document ID

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Pricing

Pay-Per-Event: $0.001 per actor start + $0.001 per trade record.

Run	Trades	Cost
Quick scan (20 trades)	20	~$0.02
Daily monitor (100 trades)	100	~$0.10
Weekly sweep (500 trades)	500	~$0.50

vs. Insider Monkey Pro ($199/mo), OpenInsider Pro ($49/mo), Bloomberg Terminal ($24,000/yr).

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Automate with Apify Scheduler

Monitor insider trades automatically every day:

Apify Console → Schedules → + New Schedule:

Field	Value
Actor	SEC Insider Trading Monitor
Cron	0 9 * * 1-5 (weekdays at 9:00 UTC)
Input	{"minValue": 100000, "daysBack": 1}

Connect to a Webhook (Slack, Discord, email) to get daily insider alerts.

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Data Source

Data is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system), the official repository of all public company filings required by the SEC. Form 4 filings are submitted by corporate insiders under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

All data is public government information.

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FAQ

What counts as a "buy"? Open-market purchases (transaction code P). This excludes option exercises (M) and stock awards (A) unless you remove the buy filter.

Why are awards included? Form 4 includes all changes in ownership: open-market trades, option exercises, and stock awards. The transaction_code field tells you which type.

How current is the data? Insiders have 2 business days to file after a trade. This actor shows filings within minutes of SEC publication.

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