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APEX Tech Acquisition CEO Shaoren Liu buys $2.1 million of shares

Open market purchase reported on Form 4, filed Nov 5, 2026.

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Shaoren Liu, CEO and CFO of APEX Tech Acquisition (TRAD), bought 208,971 shares in open market purchases on Feb 27, 2026, about $2.1 million at an average price of $10.00 a share, according to a Form 4 filed with the SEC on Nov 5, 2026.

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What We Know

The filing lists 1 open market purchase line: • Feb 27, 2026: 208,971 shares at $10.00.

After the last purchase, the filing reports 3,083,971 shares held indirectly in that account.

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The purchases raised the holding reported in that account by about 7.3%, computed from the filed share counts. An open market purchase is made with the insider's own money at the market price, unlike option exercises or stock awards, which this brief excludes. The filing does not say why the insider bought. The filing is a joint filing with 1 related reporting person; the purchases are counted once.

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Limits. Insiders must report trades within two business days; this brief covers one filing and does not net it against sales by the same person or other insiders. Prices are as filed; where a line shows a weighted average, the filing's footnotes give the range.

Method and source. Octans Research reads the structured Form 4 filed with the SEC, keeps open market purchases (code P) only, and computes the total value and the average price from the filed share counts and prices. The filed price must sit within 25% of the closing price on the trade date. The text is generated by a fixed template; no model wrote it.

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$TRAD adjusted close, last 6 months $TRAD adjusted close, last 6 months: series rising from 9.9 to 10.1 (+1.8%) from 2026-05-13 to 2026-11-06. Scale 9.9 to 10.2. 9.910.010.110.2 2026-05-132026-11-06 $TRAD ADJUSTED CLOSE, LAST 6 MONTHS +1.8% 10.1
Source: Tiingo · As of 2026-11-06Indicative, not investment advice.

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  1. [1]SEC EDGAR — Form 4 filed by Shaoren Liu for APEX Tech Acquisition, Nov 5, 2026

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