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    Large-Cap Stocks Insiders Are Buying

    Tue, 05/15/2012 - 15:41 EDT - Seeking Alpha
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    By Guan Wang
    In order to regulate insider trading on material non-public information, the SEC requires corporate insiders to report their transactions within 48 hours. While these transactions may not be made on material non-public information, they are still worth looking at. In general, corporate insiders know more about their own companies and their respective industries, so they are more likely to beat the market compared with ordinary investors.In this article, we are going to take a closer look at a few large insider purchases recently. All companies have market caps of at least $10 billion and the transactions were all filed with the SEC between May 7 and May 11, 2012.Microsoft Corp (MSFT): On May 8, Director Stephen Luczo purchased 16,000 shares of Microsoft at $30.72 per share. The transaction was reported to SEC on May 9. Microsoft was closed at $31.15 on May 11.We likeComplete Story »

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