What it does
SEC 8-K Event Monitor pulls recent 8-K filings from EDGAR (via NexGenData's owned 8-K material-events scraper), tags each one by its 8-K item code with a plain-English event label, and records the accession numbers it has seen. In delta mode it emits only filings that are new since the last run, so a daily schedule surfaces just the fresh material events. It is a lightweight rolling-window watch, not a full real-time institutional feed.
Who it's for
Equity research, investor relations, credit and counterparty-risk teams, event-driven funds, and corporate-development teams that want a recurring 8-K watch without standing up infrastructure.
Sample fields / output
accession_number, change_type, cik, ticker, company, form, filing_date, period_ending, items, event_labels (plain-English per item), event_descriptions, state, sic, filing_url, matched_watch, and detected_at.
Example use cases
- Watch a portfolio of
tickersand get alerted the moment a new 8-K posts — earnings (2.02), M&A; (1.01/2.01), or officer changes (5.02). - Filter by
item_codesto track only the events you care about, e.g.4.02restatements or1.05cybersecurity incidents. - Feed new filings into a Slack/email digest or a research database for event-driven screening.
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FAQ
What does the first run return?
In delta mode the first run per watch query records a baseline and emits nothing — that is expected. Later runs emit only filings whose accession number hasn't been seen before.
Can I track specific event types only?
Yes. Set item_codes (e.g. 1.01, 2.02, 5.02) to alert on just those events; leave it empty for all events.
Is this a real-time feed?
No. It monitors recent 8-K filings on a rolling window and follows EDGAR's publication timing. Always confirm against the official filing before acting.
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