| NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report |
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27/10/2009 14:05 (24 Day 23:13 minutes ago) | |||||
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The FINANCIAL -- NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) on October 26 reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 15, 2009.
Based on information received from member and non-member organizations, short interest increased to 220,767,543 shares from 217,193,638 shares (revised) on September 30, 2009.
This reflects short interest reported by all broker-dealers (not only NYSE Amex member firms) in NYSE Amex-listed securities. A short position of 5,000 or more shares existed in 343 issues. Some short position was shown in 586 issues.
This short interest report was compiled by NYSE Amex on the basis on information obtained from its member and non-member organizations covering all securities traded on the Exchange in both round and odd-lots.
A short sale is any sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is completed by the delivery of a borrowed security.
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