NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report
New York, January 12, 2010 -- NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE
Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of
business on the settlement date of December 31, 2009.
Based on information received from member and non-member
organizations, short interest decreased to 214,683,031 shares from
217,396,543 shares (revised) on December 15, 2009.
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 313 issues. Some
short position was shown in 549 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 31, 2009 214,683,031
December 15, 2009 217,396,543
November 30, 2009 202,755,286
November 13, 2009 199,803,315
October 30, 2009 207,313,847
October 15, 2009 201,352,482
September 30, 2009 220,767,543
September 15, 2009 217,193,638
August 31, 2009 208,842,165
August 14, 2009 189,747,487
August 11, 2009 174,551,672
July 24, 2009 168,418,078
July 10, 2009 183,931,950
June 30, 2009 172,719,023
June 15, 2009 164,363,405
May 29, 2009 166,818,234
May 15, 2009 162,979,538
April 30, 2009 162,429,303
April 15, 2009 164,187,232
March 24, 2009 177,720,840
March 10, 2009 176,797,839
February 27, 2009
171,335,149
February 13, 2009
176,797,839
January 30, 2009
482,111,111
January 15, 2009
497,343,931
December 31, 2008
504,854,892
December 15, 2 008
545,551,421
November 28, 2008
631,636,180
November 14, 2008
609,967,049
October 31, 2008
722,568,248
October 15, 2008
1,141,341,041
September 30, 2008
1,182,959,576
September 15, 2008
1,375,834,183
August 29, 2008
1,431,289,667
August 15, 2008
1,447,276,417
July 31, 2008
1,488,607,507
July 15, 2008
1,469,681,869
June 30, 2008
1,433,859,621
June 13, 2008
1,478,469,866
May 30, 2008
1,347,168,564
May 15, 2008
1,308,207,732
April 30, 2008
1,280,471,726
About NYSE Amex
Once known as the American Stock Exchange, it was acquired by
NYSE Euronext on October 1, 2008. The market offers trading across
a full range of equities, options, and exchange traded funds
("ETFs"), including structured products and HOLDRS.
Contact: Mirtha Medina
Phone: 212.656.6192
Email: mmedina@nyx.com