Replies to post #126872 on DD Support Board and Research Team

[1manband]

I didn't realize pdf format was acceptable.

It isn't. All primary SEC filings must be in SEC-modified HTML. pdf is only permitted as secondary copies of the primary .HTML documents or as supplemental filings.

Now that the SEC has phased out text and ASCII filings and are .HTML only, it is harder for an amateur to file since all filings have to be in SEC specific HTML coding, which is much different from regular .HTML. I suppose a very good coder could do it by hand, but it typically requires specific (and expensive) software to convert it into the proper format.

[Triple9]

Edgar definitely accepts PDF and has for years.

Yes, that would be dramatic and I'm sure that's how it would be portrayed in a Hollywood (Bollywood?) movie!

But as you know alarm bells would go off as the Edgar compliance departments received filing notifications via email and text messages. The security could be halted I suppose, but the IR people could instantly notify people it was a fake 8-K.

I dunno. They could easily trace the subsequent orders to at least the broker.

Seems to me a much smarter way to make money is by front running the news in small trades. Smaller reward, but far less risky. The fact that the SEC only discovered the hack afterwards leads me to believe this crew went the low risk route.