Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date October 31, 2025 - Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ)

Core Insights - As of October 31, 2025, short interest in Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled approximately 14.08 billion shares, an increase from 13.83 billion shares reported on October 15, 2025, indicating a rise in short selling activity [1] - The average short interest across all Nasdaq securities is 1.54 days of average daily volume, slightly down from 1.61 days in the previous reporting period [3] Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,402 Nasdaq Global Market securities reached 14,079,841,205 shares, compared to 13,834,913,159 shares in the prior period, reflecting a growing trend in short selling [1] - The average short interest for this segment is now 1.99 days, down from 2.09 days previously [1] Nasdaq Capital Market - In the Nasdaq Capital Market, short interest in 1,695 securities totaled 3,185,380,810 shares, an increase from 3,074,376,707 shares in the previous reporting period [2] - The average daily volume for this market remains stable at 1.00 day [2] Overall Nasdaq Securities - Total short interest across all 5,097 Nasdaq securities is 17,265,222,015 shares, up from 16,909,289,866 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - The overall average daily volume for all Nasdaq securities is 1.54 days, a slight decrease from 1.61 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 completed by delivering a borrowed security [4]