Below are some notable insider transactions disclosed after the close 12/24 thru mid-day 12/28:

Purchases:

• Nutraceutical International Corp. (Nasdaq: NUTR) VP, Legal Affairs Stanley Soper bought 6869 shares on 12/24 at $12.375.

Sales:

• Blue Coat Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI) SVP David A. de Simone sold 75,000 shares from 12/22-12.23 at prices from $29.01-$29.72 partially after exercising options that were set to expire in 2013.
• Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) EVP Charles Rozwat sold 230,059 shares on 12/23 at $24.55 after exercising options that were set to expire in 2014 and 2015.
• Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT) CFO Charles Peters sold 50,000 shares on 12/23 at $31.64 after exercising