Nasdaq Announces End of Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date April 30, 2024

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Nasdaq reported short interest data for the month ending April 30, 2024, showing an increase in short interest in Nasdaq Global Market and Nasdaq Capital Market securities compared to the previous reporting period. The total short interest in all Nasdaq securities saw a slight increase, reflecting 2.73 days average daily volume for the reporting period.

NEW YORK, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of April 30, 2024, short interest in 3,072 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 11,683,381,571 shares compared with 11,407,213,969 shares in 3,081 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of April 15, 2024. The end of April short interest represent 3.29 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.20 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,721 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 1,972,635,923 shares at the end of the settlement date of April 30, 2024 compared with 1,895,119,806 shares in 1,722 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.37 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.30.

In summary, short interest in all 4,793 Nasdaq^® securities totaled 13,656,017,494 shares at the April 30, 2024 settlement date, compared with 4,803 issues and 13,302,333,775 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.73 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.65 days for the previous reporting period.

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.

For more information on Nasdaq Short interest positions, including publication dates, visit
http://www.nasdaq.com/quotes/short-interest.aspx or http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp.

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Media Contact:
Camille Stafford
camille.stafford@nasdaq.com

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FAQ

What is the short interest data reported by Nasdaq for April 30, 2024?

Nasdaq reported short interest data for 3,072 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaling 11,683,381,571 shares and 1,721 Nasdaq Capital Market securities totaling 1,972,635,923 shares as of April 30, 2024.

How does the short interest data for April 30, 2024 compare to the previous reporting period?

The short interest in Nasdaq Global Market and Nasdaq Capital Market securities increased compared to the previous reporting period, with total short interest in all Nasdaq securities reaching 13,656,017,494 shares.

What is the average daily volume represented by the short interest on April 30, 2024?

The short interest data for April 30, 2024, represents an average daily volume of 2.73 days for all Nasdaq securities.