Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date November 14, 2025

Core Insights - The total short interest in Nasdaq securities increased to 17,958,812,154 shares as of November 14, 2025, up from 17,265,222,015 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - The average days to cover for all Nasdaq securities rose to 1.75 days compared to 1.54 days in the prior period, indicating a higher level of short selling activity [3] Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,414 Nasdaq Global Market securities reached 14,632,128,542 shares, an increase from 14,079,841,205 shares reported for the previous settlement date [1] - The average days to cover for the Global Market securities was 2.16 days, up from 1.99 days in the prior reporting period [1] Nasdaq Capital Market - In the Nasdaq Capital Market, short interest totaled 3,326,683,612 shares across 1,697 securities, compared to 3,185,380,810 shares in the previous period [2] - The average daily volume 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 completed by delivering a borrowed security [4]