Biggest Nasdaq Changes in Short Interest vs Float as of Sept. 30
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Oct 14, 2011
The following tables show companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market that have the largest changes in short interest as a percentage of shares available for trading as of the Sept. 30 settlement date.
TOP 25 INCREASES IN SHORT INTEREST VS FLOAT
Sept. 30 Sept. 15
Short Interest Short Interest
Ticker Name /Free Float % /Free Float % Increase %
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TLVT TELVENT GIT SA 82.63 15.89 66.74
CARB CARBONITE INC 25.09 12.97 12.11
OPEN OPENTABLE INC 49.23 41.18 8.06
SKUL SKULLCANDY INC 36.80 29.44 7.36
TSPT TRANSCEPT PHARMA 10.17 4.74 5.43
ZIP ZIPCAR INC 56.73 51.31 5.42
FFN FRIENDFINDER NET 12.89 8.01 4.88
BSFT BROADSOFT INC 39.00 34.81 4.18
STMP STAMPS.COM INC 10.64 6.55 4.10
FRAN FRANCESCAS HOLDI 12.68 8.61 4.08
CHRS CHARMING SHOPPES 17.53 13.63 3.91
AWAY HOMEAWAY INC 15.96 12.36 3.60
NILE BLUE NILE INC 32.36 28.78 3.59
SGI SILICON GRAPHICS 23.26 20.09 3.16
JRCC JAMES RIVER COAL 25.56 22.44 3.11
RUE RUE21 INC 25.22 22.28 2.95
SODA SODASTREAM INTER 52.15 49.21 2.94
ALKS ALKERMES PLC 9.30 6.40 2.89
AMRS AMYRIS INC 20.96 18.19 2.77
SZYM SOLAZYME INC 12.29 9.53 2.76
SVNT SAVIENT PHARMACE 37.01 34.41 2.61
RFMD RF MICRO DEVICES 11.20 8.66 2.53
FSLR FIRST SOLAR INC 34.17 31.68 2.50
STRA STRAYER EDUCATIO 21.40 18.94 2.46
PANL UNIVERSAL DISPLA 16.96 14.65 2.31
TOP 25 DECREASES IN SHORT INTEREST VS FLOAT
Sept. 30 Sept. 15
Short Interest Short Interest
Ticker Name /Free Float % /Free Float % Decrease %
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YRCW YRC WORLDWIDE IN 3.79 46.12 -42.32
CMLS CUMULUS MEDIA-A 23.74 37.51 -13.77
TZOO TRAVELZOO INC 55.60 66.34 -10.74
SREV SERVICESOURCE IN 14.38 22.71 -8.32
RLOC REACHLOCAL INC 29.32 36.00 -6.67
MNTA MOMENTA PHARMACE 11.34 17.34 -6.00
SPPI SPECTRUM PHARMAC 14.30 20.13 -5.83
REXX REX ENERGY CORP 33.39 38.59 -5.20
PTRY PANTRY INC 8.98 13.39 -4.41
HRBN HARBIN ELECTRIC 42.44 46.35 -3.91
OPTR OPTIMER PHARMACE 15.38 19.25 -3.87
SIGA SIGA TECH INC 19.38 22.95 -3.58
SPEX SPHERIX INC 1.14 4.66 -3.52
CHUX O'CHARLEYS INC 17.38 20.83 -3.44
NTRI NUTRISYSTEM INC 21.05 24.37 -3.32
CVVT CHINA VALVES TEC 9.82 13.13 -3.30
ZAGG ZAGG INC 49.49 52.78 -3.29
EHTH EHEALTH INC 13.95 17.14 -3.19
CBRL CRACKER BARREL 8.31 11.45 -3.14
PRAA PORTFOLIO RECOVE 16.26 19.34 -3.08
DEPO DEPOMED INC 10.92 13.96 -3.04
RXII GALENA BIOPHARMA 5.54 8.57 -3.03
MGIC MAGIC SOFTWARE 4.06 6.95 -2.88
NFLX NETFLIX INC 15.87 18.74 -2.86
CAST CHINACAST EDUCAT 9.48 12.34 -2.86
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