Stock market, ETFs, bonds, and investment strategies
Form F-1 is the SEC registration statement foreign private issuers file to offer securities in the US. An engineer's walk-through of structure, IFRS vs GAAP differences, and how F-1 documents flow through an EDGAR aggregator.
Building FinanceTrackDaily on SEC EDGAR, Form 1-A filings stood out as a separate category from traditional IPO prospectuses. This engineer's guide walks through Regulation A+ Tier 1 vs Tier 2, the structure of the offering circular, continuing reports (1-K, 1-SA, 1-U), and what to read carefully — educational, not investment advice.
An engineer's guide to SEC Form PF, the confidential private fund adviser report under Dodd-Frank: who files, the M threshold, the four sections, and the 2024 72-hour event-reporting rule.
Form 10-K is the audited annual report every U.S. public company files. From building a SEC EDGAR aggregator, here is what the 17 Items contain, how XBRL makes them machine-readable, and which sections carry the most signal.
Form S-8 is the short-form SEC registration that makes public-company employee equity plans operable. This engineer-perspective guide explains what S-8 covers, who can file it, what it contains, and how to track new S-8 filings on EDGAR for your employer's plan.
Form N-2 is the SEC registration statement for closed-end funds. From building FinanceTrackDaily on EDGAR, here's how to read it like an engineer — including the fee table, leverage policy, and discount/premium history.
Form ATS-N is the SEC disclosure that reveals how off-exchange equity venues (dark pools) actually work. An engineer's walkthrough of the four-part filing structure, EDGAR variants, and what the data does and does not tell you.
A software engineer's walkthrough of SEC Form N-1A — the registration statement behind every US mutual fund prospectus. Covers the three parts of N-1A, the standardized fee table, the Statement of Additional Information (SAI), and what investors should actually look for when reviewing a fund.
Form ADV is the SEC registration document every US investment adviser must file. Here's how to read Parts 1A, 2A, and Form CRS like an engineer, what AUM thresholds matter, and the 7-step due-diligence checklist before signing an advisory agreement.
Form CRS is the 2-page retail-investor disclosure broker-dealers and RIAs have filed since June 30, 2020. Here is what aggregating it on SEC EDGAR taught me about the form, its structure, and how investors should read it.
Form N-PORT is the SEC's monthly portfolio disclosure form for registered mutual funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds. After the August 2024 amendments, all three monthly reports per quarter become public on a 60-day lag — fully phased in by May 2026.
Form C is the SEC filing every Regulation Crowdfunding offering starts with. An engineer's plain-English walkthrough of the $5M cap, the C / C-U / C-AR family, and what to read on EDGAR before backing a Reg CF offering.