Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/sec-filings

# SEC filings
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/sec-filings
Last modified: 2026-10-17

SEC filings are the documents US listed companies must submit: 10-K annual, 10-Q quarterly, 8-K within four business days of a material event, Form 4 within two business days of an insider trade, S-1 before an IPO. [Read the filing, not the post about the filing](https://mochatrade.com/learn/start-here/how-to-read-us-market-news); the [disclosure rule is what makes earnings a calendar](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-earnings-explained).

## Related terms

- SEC: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/sec
- IPO (US): https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/ipo
- 8-K: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/8-k
- Form 4: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/form-4
- 10-K and 10-Q: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/10-k-and-10-q
- Market correction: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/market-correction