SEC Filing Pre-Publication Review — 10-Q / 10-K / 8-K Scoring
Growth ($1,500/mo) — most popular; Scale ($2,500/mo) for active filers
Book a DemoThe problem
SEC filings — 10-Qs, 10-Ks, and material 8-Ks — are scrutinized by algorithmic trading systems within milliseconds of EDGAR posting. The first 24 hours of post-filing trading is largely determined by algo sentiment scoring, with human analyst coverage following on a 1–5 day lag. Most micro-caps and small-caps treat their filings as compliance artifacts: counsel reviews for legal risk, the CFO reviews the financials, and the document is filed without any algorithmic-readability check. As a result, common issues — over-long sentences in MD&A, dense risk-factor language, inconsistent terminology between filing and concurrent press release — go uncaught. Small flaws accumulate into measurable consequences: reduced algo coverage, slower auto-summarization on AlphaSense and Bloomberg, and post-filing volatility that could have been smoothed by clearer disclosure.
How AxonIR solves it
AxonIR pre-scores every material SEC filing before EDGAR submission. The pre-score covers all six NLP dimensions (Fog index, Loughran-McDonald sentiment, sentence complexity, litigious-language density, forward-looking-statement clarity, entity recognition) plus filing-type-specific layers (10-Q MD&A weighting, 10-K risk-factor weighting, 8-K headline-and-lead-paragraph weighting). AxonIR returns a section-level score breakdown so issuers can see exactly which sections drag the composite. Each issue maps to a specific 1–3 sentence rewrite. Standard SLA is 24 hours for 10-Qs and 10-Ks, 2 hours for material 8-Ks. The pre-publication scoring runs entirely under MNPI confidentiality with no draft retention beyond the scoring window.
3-step methodology
Filing draft submission
Issuer submits draft 10-Q, 10-K, or material 8-K 24–48 hours before EDGAR submission window. AxonIR confirms receipt and starts NLP scoring.
Section-level score + top fix list
Score returned at document and section level. Top 5–10 fixes identified with specific 1–3 sentence rewrites. Fix list prioritized by composite-score impact.
Post-filing benchmark
Filed document benchmarked against peer set. Result included in next quarterly client review with trend analysis.
Pricing for this use case
SEC filing pre-publication review is included in all AxonIR tiers. 10-Q and 10-K scoring is unlimited at Growth and above; 8-K scoring is unlimited at all tiers.
Growth ($1,500/mo) — most popular; Scale ($2,500/mo) for active filers
FAQs
Is my draft filing safe with AxonIR?
Yes. Pre-publication scoring runs entirely under MNPI confidentiality. Drafts are scored in our isolated environment, scoring outputs are returned to the issuer, and no draft content is retained beyond the scoring window. The MNPI architecture is documented in every client MSA.
How fast is the SLA?
Standard SLA is 24 hours for 10-Qs and 10-Ks, 2 hours for material 8-Ks. Enterprise tier reduces both SLAs by 50%.
Does AxonIR replace my counsel review?
No. AxonIR augments counsel review. We focus on algorithmic readability and sentiment optimization. Counsel handles legal-risk review, MD&A compliance, and risk-factor adequacy.
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