SEC FORMS: Reports- 10k=annual report. 10Q=quarterly report. 8K=Random report with meaningful news/PR. Ownership forms-Form 3,4,5=filed by insiders/owners of 10% or more of the company. Form 3=when a new executive enters a company and reports stock. From 4=buy or sell of a stock by an insider. Form 5=annual statement of ownership. From 144=proposed sale by insider. 10B5-1=when insiders try to sell shares,often linked to expected good news. 13-D/G=filed by major investors/mutual/hedge funds that own 5% or more of company/buy or sell of large amount of stock. SC-13D=investor wanting to take an active role in a company. EX talking to management to do something different, changing management or trying to get company sold. *More interesting filing. DEF14A=proxy statements(executive compensation/election of board of directors). Offerings-(S-1and S-3 are registration statements). S-1=when a company 1st goes public and registers shares. S-3=If a company is going to sell stock, usually the 1st sign of off possible offerings. ATM(At the market)=offering/selling newly issued shares. EX the stock is spiking huge today for whatever reason and an executive says call up jefferies we want to raise 50M today sell all you can. Shelf=offering.(usually toxic). Mixed Shelf=Shelf+can also sell everything listed under prospectus along with stocks and warrants. P.I.P.E=offering.(toxic). 424B3,4,5=prospectus relating to an offering. FOREGIN Sec Forms: 20F=annual filing. 6k=semi annual filing and 8ks are included in these. F1,F-3=registering shares to sell.