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short interest

American

noun

Finance.

the total amount by which a single seller or all sellers are short in a particular stock or commodity or in the market as a whole.

Etymology

Origin of short interest

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

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The majority of the short interest in Strategy before September was a hedge against the company’s $8.2 billion in convertible debt, S3 estimates.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

It appears extremely cheap and its short interest is in its 100th percentile.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Peterffy wants that additional maintenance margin requirement to rise as the short interest increases above 50%

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Another proposal would make the margin required on short selling to increase as the short interest rises.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Was it true? asked every man; and every man replied, with trembling lips, that it was a lie put out by some unscrupulous "short" interest seeking to cover itself.

From The Woman in Black by Bentley, E. C. (Edmund Clerihew)

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