Understanding which SEC Forms are used by companies to file their reports may help you find the research information you are looking for.  Below is the list of the most common forms that are commonly used by companies.   

•  FORM 4 - Statements  of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - This is the form that is filed by the corporation when a major stock holder buys or sells it's shares.
•  Form 424B - Form of Prospectus Filed in Connections with Primary Offering of Securities on a Delayed Basis - This is the form filed when a company is about to sell new offering of shares.
• FWP - Others - Form Filed related to information that can not be filed with other forms
• 8-K - Report of Unscheduled Material Events or Corporate Event - This is one of the important forms that an investor should look at. This is the form used by the company to inform investor's about Material Events that is happening with the company.  A Material Event could significantly affect a coporations earnings and should be monitored by investors 
• Form 3 - Initial Filing by Director Officer or Owner of More Than Ten Percent - This is another important form to look at.  This form gives investors an idea on how SMART MONEY is thinking.  This is the form filed by a Significant Shareowner.  A significant Shareowner owns atleast a 10% share of a company.  The reason why this information should be important for investors is it could affect the direction on how a company will be managed in the future through it's ability to persuade other investors on any voting issues.
• 10-Q Forms - Quarterly Report - This form provides a view of the company's financial positions for each quarter.  One of the most common and important report an investor should look at.  These are the quarterly financial statement reports of the company.
• 8-KA, 10-QA - An A at the end of the report usually signifies an ammendment filing to that form of Report.

Listed above are the most common report fillings that an investor should look at at a minimum.  The list may change at anytime.  We formulated the list above to help our investment partners understand each filing forms in order to help them in their research. 



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