Finance, Forex and Investments

Yahoo Finance: How to find who bought/sold all those stocks?

Hi, When I see the volume on a Yahoo Finance stock chart, I always wonder who bought / sold all those stocks! Was it an institutional investor or bunch of individuals? Is there a way to find this information? Thanks in advance!

Public Comments

1. You bet there is... The first place to check it for insider sales. These are the CFOs and CEOs, etc that have to report any stock transactions. Not too important, but if the CFO is selling, watchout below... http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/invsub/insider/trans.asp?Symbol=hon The next place to check is institutional holdings... http://moneycentral.msn.com/ownership?Symbol=hon' Here you can see what major institutions are holding and/or selling or buying from quarter to quarter. Also be sure to check the drop down menu for mutual fund holdings and 5% holdings. As for the rest of the transactions from investors like you and me, that would be way more information than needed. Just remember, for every buyer, there must be a seller. ---
2. To know who bought and sold stocks, you need to have access to level 3 quotes which is a premium service that you can ask your broker for. You may have to pay quite a bit for it. Hope this helps.