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

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Nasdaq has released its end-of-month open short interest positions for Nasdaq stocks as of the settlement date August 30, 2024. Key points include:

1. Nasdaq Global Market securities: 12,296,040,928 shares across 3,037 issues, representing 3.38 days of average daily volume.

2. Nasdaq Capital Market securities: 2,103,446,709 shares across 1,668 issues, representing 1.27 days of average daily volume.

3. Total short interest for all 4,705 Nasdaq securities: 14,399,487,637 shares, representing 2.72 days of average daily volume.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of August 30, 2024, short interest in 3,037 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 12,296,040,928 shares compared with 12,277,781,936 shares in 3,037 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of August 15, 2024. The end of August short interest represent 3.38 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.62 days for the prior reporting period.

Short interest in 1,668 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market^SM totaled 2,103,446,709 shares at the end of the settlement date of August 30, 2024 compared with 2,136,281,640 shares in 1,669 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.27 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.51.

In summary, short interest in all 4,705 Nasdaq^® securities totaled 14,399,487,637 shares at the August 30, 2024 settlement date, compared with 4,706 issues and 14,414,063,576 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.72 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.36 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. 

About Nasdaq: 
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Media Contact:
Jennifer Lawson
jennifer.lawson@nasdaq.com

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FAQ

What was the total short interest for Nasdaq stocks as of August 30, 2024?

The total short interest for all 4,705 Nasdaq (NDAQ) securities was 14,399,487,637 shares as of the August 30, 2024 settlement date.

How many days of average daily volume did the short interest represent for Nasdaq Global Market securities?

The short interest in Nasdaq Global Market securities represented 3.38 days of average daily volume for the reporting period ending August 30, 2024.

What was the change in short interest for Nasdaq Capital Market securities compared to the previous reporting period?

Short interest in Nasdaq Capital Market securities decreased from 2,136,281,640 shares in the previous reporting period to 2,103,446,709 shares as of August 30, 2024.

How does Nasdaq define a short sale?

Nasdaq generally defines a short sale as 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.