EDGAR Database

EDGAR Database
EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system,
collects, validates and archives submissions made by companies to the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). From 1996 all public
domestic companies in the U.S. were required to submit filings to the
SEC. These are searchable through EDGAR.
The EDGAR database can contain a considerable amount of data
relating to a company but it is not all useful in this context. The
information that can be obtained from EDGAR and may prove to be
useful includes:
• Principal employees.
• Main Shareholders.
• Key staff and their positions.
• Business mergers and partners.
• Quarterly and annual profits.
Stock Exchange Websites
The various stock exchanges that exist around the world, e.g. NASDAQ
(www.nasdaq.com), provide information about a company such that its
investors, whether current or prospective, can find out more about it.
As with other online resources, there is likely to be more information
than is necessarily required in this context. The stock exchanges
provide the following types of information:
• Press releases.
• Physical location of the company.
• Current and previous stock price.
• Who analyses the company to provide recommendations.
• Predictions appertaining to the company's future performance.