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• First Merchants CEO buys ~$916k: reading a 95 Greediness Form 4

  First Merchants CEO Mark K. Hardwick reported buying about 21,000 shares near $43.63 (~$916k) on August 3, 2026. The filing scored 95 on the Greediness Score. Here is the structural reading - and the limits.

• Jefferies CEO buys ~$4.0m: a same-day CEO and CFO Form 4

  Jefferies Financial Group CEO Richard B. Handler reported buying about 75,531 shares at $53.09 (~$4.01 million) on August 28, 2026. The same day, CFO Matthew S. Larson bought 746 shares at the same price. Here is the structural reading.

• Biomerica: CEO and vice chairman buy the same $1.60 print

  Biomerica (BMRA) CEO Zackary S. Irani reported buying 31,250 shares at $1.60 ($50,000) on August 26, 2026. Executive Vice Chairman Allen Barbieri reported 20,000 shares at the same price. Both scored 82. Here is how to read a small-cap dual buy.

• Chicago Atlantic REFI: executive chairman buys ~$429k

  Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) Executive Chairman John Mazarakis reported buying about 40,181 shares at $10.67 (~$429,000) on August 26, 2026, scored 86. Here is the structural reading, including what a Form 4 does not say about a pending merger.

• Why insider buys carry more information than insider sales

  Insiders sell for taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 calendars, and liquidity. They usually buy with cash for one reason. Here is why the Form 4 tape is asymmetric, and how Greedy Insider uses that without pretending sales are worthless.