10 biggest insider stock sales

What executives cashed in and sold their company's stock last year? No. 1 Steve Ballmer sold $2 billion (!) of MSFT. In all, these 10 execs made over $6.5B from stock sales in 2010, according to an analysis by Equilar.

1 of 10
BACKNEXT
1. Steve Ballmer, $2 billion
Steve Ballmer, $2 billion
CEO, Microsoft (MSFT)
No. of shares sold: 75 million
Price: $25.26 - $27.18
When: 10 sales over the course of November 2010
Sold for: $2.0 billion

Source: Equilar Inc.



NEXT: Larry Ellison, $1.4 billion
Last updated April 06 2011: 3:08 PM ET
Source: Equilar Inc., an executive compensation research firm in Redwood City, Calif.

Methodology: Equilar looked at more than 7,000 officers and directors of public companies who sold stock in 2010, according to Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Sold for" amounts represent the total value of stock sold, minus any amount spent to acquire the shares (e.g. exercising options), from January 1 to December 31, 2010. Some sales made under prearranged 10b5-1 trading plans.

20 biggest CEO pay windfalls No one could've known it then, but 2009's stock market bust could be a boon for some executives' pay. More
Best golf courses for CEOsHere's where top executives like to bat around a 1.6-ounce ball. More
25 Highest-paid women Which corporate women raked it in - and how much did they earn? More
Special Offer

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.