Short Interest cracks 7 Billion for the first time in Feb 07!
As i am busy with kick butt CC's, I'll reformat to the continuous format a bit later.sheesh....what a sham this trade is.Its no wonder Margin open interest is a record, 100% of this number is Margin accounts!
THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET ANNOUNCES OPEN SHORT INTEREST POSITIONS IN NASDAQ STOCKS FOR FEBRUARY 2007
New York, NY, February 27, 2007 —
The total NASDAQ short positions for the preceding 12 months and current month follow:
Settlement Date Total Short Interest Number of Securities February 15, 2006 5,801,377,970 3,305 March 15, 2006 6,198,926,815 3,295 April 13, 2006 6,286,025,884 3,282 May 15, 2006 6,451,337,395 3,301 June 15, 2006 7,188,384,593 3,299 July 14, 2006 7,139,899,294 3,300 August 15, 2006 7,268,106,428 3,286 September 15, 2006 7,353,774,333 3,294 October 13, 2006 7,414,701,519 3,312 November 15, 2006 7,004,368,041 3,311 December 15, 2006 6,924,409,737 3,288 January 12, 2007 6,884,364,389 3,279 February 27, 2007 7,044,297,013 3,292 |