Rule 144

Restricts solicitation of buyers to complete the sell order of an insider (unless the firm is already a buyer); signified by a flashing "E" on Quotron.

Rule 144

An SEC rule that allows the executive of a publicly-traded company who owns restricted stock to sell some shares without registering them with the SEC. An executive may do this once every six months if he/she has held the shares for at least two years.

Rule 144

An SEC rule that permits a corporate executive who owns a large amount of his or her firm's stock that has not been bought in the open market to sell a portion of the stock every six months following a holding period of two years without having to file a formal registration statement with the SEC.

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On March 14, 2016, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretative letter providing that a stockholders Rule 144 holding period for shares of common stock of a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) acquired in exchange for privately placed units of the REITs operating partnership (OP Units) commences with the shareholders acquisition of the OP Units, not the later acquisition of the REIT shares.

United States : SEC Staff Clarifies Rule for Resales of REIT Shares Received in Exchange for OP Units

Two common restrictions placed on the sale of stock acquired through the exercise of nonstatutory options are SEC Rule 144 and Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Potential income deferral on the exercise of nonqualified options

Absent a lock-up agreement, the unregistered shares can be sold into the marketplace over a period of time, and the rule which governs their sale is known as Rule 144.