Short interest

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.

Related Terms: 16 Buy, Buy order, Bull, Bullish, ECU, ISIN, Indicator, Interest, Inc., Order, Purchase, SEC, Share, Short interest, Short, Term

Other Related Pages: Category: Trading Starting With: S

Additional Related Terms: Accrual of discount, Accrued interest, Agency security, Amortization of premium, Asset-backed security, At par, All or any part, Alternative order, At best, At call