Short Interest Report

A summary of the consolidated market short interest positions in all Nasdaq-listed securities

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Overview

On a semimonthly basis, Nasdaq publishes a summary of the consolidated market short interest positions in all Nasdaq-listed securities in the Nasdaq Short Interest Report. This report is available to firms via secured FTP access.

The Nasdaq Short Interest Report is designed to:

Facilitate the distribution of short sale data to the print and electronic news media
Enable investors and traders to develop risk assessment tools and trading models for Nasdaq-listed issues
Reflect stock splits and other corporate actions if they occur before the stated settlement date for the reporting period

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How to Access

The Nasdaq Short Interest Report is available for download via secure FTP access only.

Query-only access on a security-by-security basis is available via the Nasdaq Monthly Short Interest page on the public section of this website.

Pricing

Please refer to the U.S Equities Price List for pricing information.

Short Interest Publication Schedule

Each FINRA member firm is required to report its “total” short interest positions in all customer and proprietary accounts in Nasdaq-listed securities twice a month. These reports are used to calculate short interest in Nasdaq stocks.

View the Nasdaq Short Interest Publication Schedule