Insider Action: Trading J. Crew

Which insiders are selling and buying chunks of stocks? Below is a table of the top open market insider purchases and sales filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, as ranked by dollar value.

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Company executives and directors are in the best position to assess the attractiveness of their firms' shares, and here is how many of them are voting their wallets.

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