Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date September 30, 2026
The reported positions cover shares sold short by all broker/dealers, regardless of their exchange affiliations.
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Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported total open short interest of 23,093,743,842 shares in Nasdaq securities as of the September 30, 2026 settlement date.
The total covered 5,552 securities, compared with 22,521,310,694 shares across 5,516 issues on September 15, 2026. Short interest equaled 2.49 days of average daily volume, down from 2.96 days in the prior period. Short interest measures shares sold short, generally through sales of securities the seller does not own.
Global Market short interest totaled 18,657,486,300 shares across 3,885 securities, versus 18,116,572,644 shares across 3,862 previously; its volume equivalent fell to 3.19 days from 3.55. Capital Market short interest totaled 4,436,257,542 shares across 1,667 securities, versus 4,404,738,050 across 1,654 previously; its volume equivalent fell to 1.30 days from 1.76.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of September 30, 2026, short interest in 3,885 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 18,657,486,300 shares compared with 18,116,572,644 shares in 3,862 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of September 15, 2026. The September short interest represents 3.19 days compared with 3.55 days for the prior reporting period.
Short interest in 1,667 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 4,436,257,542 shares at the end of the settlement date of September 30, 2026, compared with 4,404,738,050 shares in 1,654 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.30 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.76.
In summary, short interest in all 5,552 Nasdaq® securities totaled 23,093,743,842 shares at the September 30, 2026 settlement date, compared with 5,516 issues and 22,521,310,694 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.49 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.96 days for the prior reporting period.
The open short interest positions reported for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers regardless of their exchange affiliations. A short sale is generally understood to mean the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a security borrowed by or for the account of the seller.
For more information on Nasdaq Short interest positions, including publication dates, visit
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/quotes/short-interest
or http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp.
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Camille.stafford@nasdaq.com
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What was total short interest in Nasdaq securities on September 30, 2026?
Total short interest was 23,093,743,842 shares across 5,552 Nasdaq securities at the September 30, 2026 settlement date. That compares with 22,521,310,694 shares across 5,516 issues in the previous reporting period.
Which broker/dealers are included in Nasdaq's reported short interest positions?
Nasdaq's reported positions include shares sold short by all broker/dealers regardless of their exchange affiliations. Each security's open short interest reflects the total number of shares sold short by those broker/dealers.