Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date October 31, 2025

Core Insights - The total short interest in all Nasdaq securities increased to 17,265,222,015 shares as of October 31, 2025, up from 16,909,289,866 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - The average days to cover for all Nasdaq securities decreased to 1.54 days from 1.61 days in the prior period [3] Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,402 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 14,079,841,205 shares at the end of October 31, 2025, compared to 13,834,913,159 shares in 3,382 issues reported for the prior settlement date [1] - The average days to cover for the Nasdaq Global Market securities was 1.99 days, down from 2.09 days in the previous reporting period [1] Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,695 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market reached 3,185,380,810 shares at the end of October 31, 2025, an increase from 3,074,376,707 shares in 1,682 securities for the previous period [2] - The average days to cover remained stable at 1.00 day for both reporting periods [2] 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]