Short Selling Fields
To add Short Selling columns to the Quote Monitor or other window, hold your mouse over an existing Market Data column heading and click the green "+" sign to insert column. From the displayed list select Short Selling.
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Description |
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| 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." |
| Fee rate | Interest rate charged on borrowed shares. |
| 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. Percentage of Float % = short interest/float shares x 100. |
| Short Interest Change | The percentage that the short interest shares have changed compared to the previous period. |
| Short Outstanding Ratio | Percent of short interest to total shares outstanding. |
| Shortable Shares |
The number of shares available for shorting. |
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Utilization |
Shows the ratio of shares lent to shares available, as a percentage. Illustrates the general level of demand for an asset; the larger the percentage, the greater the demand. |