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Short Interest

Definition

What is Short Interest?

The number or proportion of shares sold short and not yet repurchased.

Example in practice

Short interest rises to 12% of the free float.

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The first official or regular-session traded price for a period.

The highest traded price during a stated period.

The lowest traded price during a stated period.

The tendency of assets with strong recent performance to continue outperforming for a period.

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