Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date September 15, 2025

Core Insights - The total short interest in Nasdaq Global Market securities increased to 14,035,983,054 shares as of September 15, 2025, up from 13,901,511,651 shares on August 29, 2025, indicating a growing bearish sentiment among investors [1] - The average short interest across all 5,014 Nasdaq securities reached 17,146,159,646 shares, reflecting an increase from 16,958,657,192 shares in the previous reporting period [3] Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,341 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 14,035,983,054 shares at the end of the settlement date of September 15, 2025, compared to 13,901,511,651 shares in the prior period [1] - The mid-September short interest represents an average of 2.49 days, slightly up from 2.39 days in the previous reporting period [1] Nasdaq Capital Market - In the Nasdaq Capital Market, short interest in 1,673 securities totaled 3,110,176,592 shares at the end of the settlement date of September 15, 2025, compared to 3,057,145,541 shares previously [2] - This represents an average daily volume of 1.08 days, down from 1.10 days in the prior reporting period [2] Overall Market Summary - The total short interest across all Nasdaq securities reached 17,146,159,646 shares as of September 15, 2025, compared to 16,958,657,192 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - The average daily volume for all securities is now 2.01 days, compared to 1.97 days previously [3] Short Sale Definition - A short sale is defined as the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale consummated by the delivery of a borrowed security [4]