NEW YORK, April 10, 2018 -- At the end of the settlement date of March 29, 2018, short interest in 2,335 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,182,505,080 shares compared with 7,230,277,603 shares in 2,331 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 15, 2018. The end-of-March short interest represents 3.80 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.96 days for the prior reporting period.
Short interest in 884 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 981,869,764 shares at the end of the settlement date of March 29, 2018 compared with 941,231,508 shares in 886 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents 2.40 days average daily volume, compared with the previous reporting period’s figure of 2.84.
In summary, short interest in all 3,219 Nasdaq® securities totaled 8,164,374,844 shares at the March 29, 2018 settlement date, compared with 3,217 issues and 8,171,509,111 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 3.55 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 3.79 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:
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 90 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,900 total listings with a market value of approximately $13 trillion. To learn more, visit: http://business.nasdaq.com
Media Contact:
Christine Barna
[email protected]
NDAQO


Canadian Airlines Suspend Cuba Flights Amid Jet Fuel Shortage and U.S. Sanctions
Spirit Airlines Seeks Court Approval to Auction 20 Airbus A320/A321 Aircraft Amid Bankruptcy
Gates Foundation Denies Financial Ties to Jeffrey Epstein Following DOJ Email Release
More U.S. Investors Join Arbitration Against South Korea Over Coupang Dispute
Ralph Lauren Unveils Elegant Fall 2026 Women’s Collection Ahead of New York Fashion Week
ByteDance Advances AI Chip Development With Samsung Manufacturing Talks
FTC Questions Apple News Over Alleged Bias Against Conservative Media
Russia Signals Further Restrictions on Telegram Amid Ongoing Regulatory Disputes
Standard Chartered Names Peter Burrill as Interim Group CFO Following Diego De Giorgi’s Exit
FDA Rejects Review of Moderna’s Flu Vaccine Application, Shares Slide
Cloudflare Forecasts Strong Revenue Growth as AI Fuels Cloud Services Demand
ANZ Shares Hit Record High After Strong Q1 Profit and Cost-Cutting Gains
SMIC Shares Slide Despite Strong AI-Driven Earnings as Margin Pressure Looms
Instagram CEO Defends Platform in Youth Mental Health Lawsuit Over Social Media Addiction Claims
U.S. Commerce Department Reaches $252 Million Settlement With Applied Materials Over China Exports
Petrobras Posts Record Oil Exports as Production Surge Fuels Global Expansion
U.S. Judge Allows Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Bank of America to Proceed 



