Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date October 31, 2025
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The Nasdaq has announced an increase in short interest in its stocks, with 14.08 billion shares shorted as of October 31, 2025, compared to 13.83 billion shares shorted in the prior period. This represents a 1.99-day short interest period, a decrease from the 2.09 days in the prior period. The data suggests a potential increase in market volatility.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of October 31, 2025, short interest in 3,402 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 14,079,841,205 shares compared with 13,834,913,159 shares in 3,382 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of October 15, 2025. The October short interest represents 1.99 days compared with 2.09 days for the prior reporting period. Short interest in 1,695 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 3,185,380
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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on November 12, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.