Nasdaq''s open short-interest positions
31 Dec 2001
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Washington, DC: As of mid-December, short interest in 3,376 Nasdaq National Market securities totaled 4,174,844,487 shares compared with 4,125,009,669 shares in 3,400 National Market issues for the month of November, according to a Nasdaq press communiqu.
The December short interest represents 2.27 days average daily Nasdaq National Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.20 days in November. Short interest in 668 securities on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market totalled 31,302,248 shares for December, compared with 50,716,284 in 683 securities for the month of November. This represents 1.57 days average daily volume, compared with last month's figure of 2.38 days.
In summary, short interest in all 4,044 Nasdaq securities totalled 4,206,146,735 shares for December, compared with 4,083 issues and 4,175,725,953 shares in November. This is 2.26 days average daily volume, compared with last months average of 2.20 days.
The open short-interest positions reported for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers regardless of their exchange affiliations. A short sale is generally understood to mean the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a security borrowed by, or for the account of the seller.
The monthly Nasdaq short-interest figures are current as of the 15th of the month and are released to the media after the market close on the seventh business day following that date. The figures this month include all short-interest positions reported 16 November through 11 December and settled as of 4 December 2001.
The total Nasdaq short positions for the preceding 13 months and current month follow:
The December short interest represents 2.27 days average daily Nasdaq National Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.20 days in November. Short interest in 668 securities on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market totalled 31,302,248 shares for December, compared with 50,716,284 in 683 securities for the month of November. This represents 1.57 days average daily volume, compared with last month's figure of 2.38 days.In summary, short interest in all 4,044 Nasdaq securities totalled 4,206,146,735 shares for December, compared with 4,083 issues and 4,175,725,953 shares in November. This is 2.26 days average daily volume, compared with last months average of 2.20 days.
The open short-interest positions reported for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers regardless of their exchange affiliations. A short sale is generally understood to mean the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a security borrowed by, or for the account of the seller.
The monthly Nasdaq short-interest figures are current as of the 15th of the month and are released to the media after the market close on the seventh business day following that date. The figures this month include all short-interest positions reported 16 November through 11 December and settled as of 4 December 2001.
The total Nasdaq short positions for the preceding 13 months and current month follow:
| Settlement Date | Total Short Interest | Number of Securities |
| November 15, 2000 | 3,379,629,386 | 4,694 |
| December 15, 2000 | 3,497,263,482 | 4,585 |
| January 12, 2001 | 3,452,282,664 | 4,588 |
| February 15, 2001 | 3,444,789,352 | 4,552 |
| March 15, 2001 | 3,608,599,871 | 4,443 |
| April 13, 2001 | 3,764,094,547 | 4,445 |
| May 15, 2001 | 3,713,132,045 | 4,467 |
| June 15, 2001 | 3,821,032,805 | 4,392 |
| July 13, 2001 | 4,013,408,493 | 4,293 |
| August 15, 2001 | 4,062,490,704 | 4,220 |
| September 14, 2001 | 4,166,310,456 | 4,135 |
| October 15, 2001 | 4,062,363,080 | 4,092 |
| November 15, 2001 | 4,175,725,953 | 4,083 |
| December 14, 2001 | 4,206,146,735 | 4,044 |
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