Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest as of October 30, 2026

End-of-month short interest in Nasdaq Global Market

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2026 — At the end of the settlement date of October 30, 2026, short interest in 3,866 Nasdaq Global Market SM securities totaled 18,363,213,608 shares compared with 18,609,329,855 shares in 3,885 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of October 15, 2026.

The October short interest represents 3.23 days compared with 3.49 days for the prior reporting period.

Nasdaq Capital Market and overall totals

Short interest in 1,662 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market SM totaled 4,537,405,688 shares at the end of the settlement date of October 30, 2026, compared with 4,547,071,138 shares in 1,659 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.56 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.76.

In summary, short interest in all 5,528 Nasdaq® securities totaled 22,900,619,296 shares at the October 30, 2026 settlement date, compared with 5,544 issues and 23,156,400,993 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.66 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.93 days for the prior reporting period.

Background and where to find more information

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 www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/quotes/short-interest or www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp.