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short interest
Definition 1.
The total number of shares of a security that have been sold short and not yet repurchased. Some investors consider rising short interest a near term bullish indicator, since those shares represent imminent buy orders.
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Definition 2.
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 short positions in the market. (See short sale)
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Definition 3.
The total number of shares of a security that have been sold short by customers and securities firms.
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