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NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of May 31, 2012.
Based on information received from member and non-member organizations, short interest increased to 468,502,164 shares from 450,753,963 (revised) on May 15, 2012.
This reflects short interest reported by all broker-dealers (not only NYSE Amex member firms) in NYSE Amex-listed securities. A short position of 5,000 or more shares existed in 338 issues. Some short position was shown in 493 issues.
This short interest report was compiled by NYSE Amex on the basis on information obtained from its member and non-member organizations covering all securities traded on the Exchange in both round and odd-lots.
A short sale is any sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is completed by the delivery of a borrowed security.
Adjusted short interest for the preceding 12 months:
| May 31,2012 | 468,502,164 |
| May 15, 2012 | 448,707,113 |
| April 30, 2012 | 438,545,637 |
| April 13, 2012 | 434,010,657 |
| March 30, 2012 | 420,424,075 |
| March 15, 2012 | 433,833,835 |
| February 29, 2012 | 407,737,818 |
| February 15, 2012 | 404,905,960 |
| January 31, 2012 | 401,988,624 |
| January 13, 2012 | 404,910,754 |
| December 30, 2011 | 407,566,087 |
| December 15, 2011 | 423,019,998 |
| November 30, 2011 | 430,695,284 |
| November 15, 2011` | 421,641,667 |
| October 31, 2011 | 387,906,720 |
| October 14, 2011 | 403,768,418 |
| September 30, 2011 | 411, 552, 386 |
| September 15, 2011 | 418, 625, 580 |
| August 31, 2011 | 419,608,411 |
| August 15, 2011 | 426,103,030 |
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July 29, 2011 |
435,581,475 |
| July 15, 2011 | 433,412,503 |
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June 30, 2011 |
473,549,240 |
| June 15, 2011 | 458,140,658 |
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May 31, 2011 |
449,325,229 |
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May 13, 2011 |
437,118,474 |
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April 29, 2011 |
423,424,841 |
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April 15, 2011 |
404,812,799 |
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March 31, 2011 |
378,205,788 |
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March 15, 2011 |
360,423,508 |
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February 28, 2011 |
335,008,071 |
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February 15, 2011 |
329,409,207 |
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January 31, 2011 |
313,199,198 |
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January 14, 2011 |
302,000,741 |
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December 31, 2010 |
296,116,665 |
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December 15, 2010 |
308,645,508 |
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November 30, 2010 |
304,512,253 |
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November 15, 2010 |
310,712,406 |
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October 29, 2010 |
307,493,480 |
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October 11, 2010 |
321,009,419 |
