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Nasdaq short interest
Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:38pm ED
Oct 24 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq fell 10.5 percent in
mid-October, the exchange said on Friday. For story please see [ID:nWNA7618].
Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and
decreases in their short positions from late September to mid-October,
according to information released by the exchange.
The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also
listed.
The latest data is as of Oct. 15, while the previous period's data is as of
Sept. 30.
COMPANY OCT 15 SEPT 30 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE
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FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES:
Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 232,009,933 199,000,884 33,009,049 16.59
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 69,298,881 61,207,581 8,091,300 13.22
Dell Inc (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 39,948,752 33,789,497 6,159,255 18.23
Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 28,095,547 22,604,283 5,491,264 24.29
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 29,794,928 24,551,791 5,243,137 21.36
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES:
Level 3 Comm (LVLT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 233,076,267 245,078,490 -12,002,223 -4.9
Juniper Networks (JNPR.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 25,515,825 37,286,559 -11,770,734 -31.57
PMC - Sierra (PMCS.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 19,967,293 31,601,096 -11,633,803 -36.81
Sanmina-SCI Corp (SANM.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 19,985,974 31,164,659 -11,178,685 -35.87
E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 80,672,395 91,609,826 -10,937,431 -11.94
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
Level 3 Comm 233,076,267 245,078,490 -12,002,223 -4.9
Sirius XM Radio 232,009,933 199,000,884 33,009,049 16.59
E*TRADE 80,672,395 91,609,826 -10,937,431 -11.94
Huntington Banc (HBAN.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 77,214,846 76,989,957 224,889 0.29
Intel Corp (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 75,785,822 75,368,147 417,675 0.55
Source: Nasdaq data as of Oct 15, Reuters Estimates
(Reporting by Phil Wahba; Editing by Gary Hill)