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Short Selling

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Column Name

Description

Days to cover

Calculated as the aggregate short interest for the month divided by the average daily share volume traded between short interest settlement dates. Also known as "Short Interest Ratio."

Shares short

The total number of shares of a security that have been sold short by customers and securities firms that have not been repurchased to settle outstanding short positions in the market; the net short positions outstanding in the stock as of the settlement date.

Short % of Float

Percentage of short interest shares to Float shares outstanding, or:

Percentage of Float = Short interest/float shares *100.

Fee rate

Interest rate charted on borrowed shares.

Rebate rate

Fed funds rate minus the interest rate charged on borrowed shares.

Shortable shares

The number of shares available for shorting.