NYSE Euronext : NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

New York, January 11,2012 -- NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of December 30, 2011.

Based on information received from member and non-member organizations, short interest decreased to 407,566,087 shares from 421,910,252 (revised) on December 15, 2011. 

This reflects short interest reported by all broker-dealers (not only NYSE Amex member firms) in NYSE Amex-listed securities. A short position of 5,000 or more shares existed in 318 issues. Some short position was shown in 495 issues.

This short interest report was compiled by NYSE Amex on the basis on information obtained from its member and non-member organizations covering all securities traded on the Exchange in both round and odd-lots.  

A short sale is any sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is completed by the delivery of a borrowed security.

Adjusted short interest for the preceding 12 months:

December 30, 2011	407,566,087
December 15, 2011	423,019,998
November 30, 2011	430,695,284
November 15, 2011`	421,641,667
October 31, 2011	387,906,720
October 14, 2011	403,768,418
September 30, 2011	411, 552, 386
September 15, 2011	418, 625, 580
August 31, 2011	419,608,411
August 15, 2011	426,103,030
July 29, 2011	435,581,475
July 15, 2011	433,412,503
June 30, 2011	473,549,240
June 15, 2011	458,140,658
May 31, 2011	449,325,229
May 13, 2011	437,118,474
April 29, 2011	423,424,841
April 15, 2011	404,812,799
March 31, 2011	378,205,788
March 15, 2011	360,423,508
February 28, 2011	335,008,071
February 15, 2011	329,409,207
January 31, 2011	313,199,198
January 14, 2011	302,000,741
December 31, 2010	296,116,665
December 15, 2010	308,645,508
November 30, 2010	304,512,253
November 15, 2010	310,712,406
October 29, 2010	307,493,480
October 11, 2010	321,009,419

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