Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date February 28, 2025

Group 1 - The total short interest in 3,117 Nasdaq Global Market securities reached 12,765,719,651 shares as of February 28, 2025, an increase from 12,649,030,702 shares reported on February 14, 2025, indicating a slight rise in short selling activity [1] - Short interest in 1,628 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market totaled 2,565,936,316 shares at the end of the settlement date of February 28, 2025, compared to 2,531,037,044 shares in the previous reporting period, maintaining an average daily volume of 1.00 day [2] - Overall, short interest across all 4,745 Nasdaq securities amounted to 15,331,655,967 shares at the February 28, 2025 settlement date, up from 15,180,067,746 shares in the prior reporting period, with an average of 1.87 days compared to 1.89 days previously [3] Group 2 - The reported open short interest positions for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers, regardless of their exchange affiliations, indicating the extent of short selling in the market [4]