NYSE short interest rose 2.8 percent in late September
SPY•Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange rose 2.8% to about 23.400 billion shares as of Sept. 30, from 22.756 billion shares on Sept. 15.
SPY•Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange rose 2.8% to about 23.400 billion shares as of Sept. 30, from 22.756 billion shares on Sept. 15.
NYSE short interest rose 2.8% in late September, reaching about 23.400 billion shares as of Sept. 30, compared with 22.756 billion shares as of Sept. 15. Investors who sell short borrow shares and sell them, expecting to buy them back at a lower price and return them to the lender.