NYSE reports December drop in short interest
29 December 2011 New York
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NYSE Group reported short interest as of mid-December fell to 13.5 billion shares, which represents about 3.5 per cent of total shares outstanding. Based on information received from members and member organisations, short interest decreased by some 735.5 million shares since the end of November.
Of the 4,516 stocks and 48 warrants available for trading, 3,772 issues had either a short position of at least 5,000 shares or a change of 2,000 shares since the last monthly report.
NYSE Group's semi-monthly file contains the reported uncovered short positions of securities listed on NYSE, NYSE Arca and NYSE Amex.
Of the 4,516 stocks and 48 warrants available for trading, 3,772 issues had either a short position of at least 5,000 shares or a change of 2,000 shares since the last monthly report.
NYSE Group's semi-monthly file contains the reported uncovered short positions of securities listed on NYSE, NYSE Arca and NYSE Amex.
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