Did Rubén Hinojosa buy VelocityShares 3X Inverse Crude ETN stock?

Common questions

Did Rubén Hinojosa buy VelocityShares 3X Inverse Crude ETN stock?

Yes. Rubén Hinojosa disclosed 1 purchase and 1 sale of VelocityShares 3X Inverse Crude ETN (DWTI) stock between Dec 23, 2015 and Jan 11, 2016, in STOCK Act reports. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $15K-$50K and the disclosed sales to $15K-$50K.

How big were Rubén Hinojosa's VelocityShares 3X Inverse Crude ETN trades?

STOCK Act reports give a range for each trade, such as $15K-$50K, never an exact amount. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $15K-$50K and the disclosed sales to $15K-$50K.

Did Rubén Hinojosa make these VelocityShares 3X Inverse Crude ETN trades personally?

Not always. The STOCK Act requires members to report trades by themselves, a spouse and dependent children. The owner column of each linked filing says whose trade it was.

Does Rubén Hinojosa still own VelocityShares 3X Inverse Crude ETN stock?

This page lists reported trades, not holdings. A purchase can have been sold since, and the filings shown do not say what is held today.

When did Rubén Hinojosa report these trades?

The latest filing is dated Mar 3, 2016. The STOCK Act gives members of Congress 45 days to report a trade, so a filing can trail the trade by weeks. Every row shows both dates.

Where does this data come from?

From periodic transaction reports filed under the STOCK Act with the Clerk of the House. Every trade links to the original filing.