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Nasdaq Short Interest Reached 23,093,743,842 Shares in September
Open short positions across Nasdaq securities increased from the prior reporting period, while the days-of-volume measure declined.
Key takeaways
- Short interest across 5,552 Nasdaq securities totaled 23,093,743,842 shares on Sept. 30.
- The total represented 2.49 days of average daily volume, down from 2.96 days.
Open short positions across 5,552 Nasdaq securities totaled 23,093,743,842 shares at the Sept. 30, 2026 settlement date, Nasdaq reported. That compared with 22,521,310,694 shares at the previous reporting date, Sept. 15.
The total represented 2.49 days of average daily volume, down from 2.96 days in the prior period. Nasdaq’s figures cover securities on both the Nasdaq Global Market and Nasdaq Capital Market.
Nasdaq said the reported positions include shares sold short by broker-dealers, regardless of exchange affiliation.
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This article was produced with the help of AI technology. Source: Yahoo Finance
