Largest Nasdaq Short Interest Percent Decreases as of Oct. 31
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Nov 9, 2011
The following are the 200 largest short interest percent decreases on the Nasdaq Stock Market as of the Oct. 31 settlement date. This list includes securities with a short position of at least 200,000 shares.
Ticker Symbol Company Oct. 31 Oct. 14 % Change ============================================================================= SQQQ PROSHARES UL SHO 310,106 751,840 -58.8 BRCD BROCADE COMM SYS 10,993,026 19,756,722 -44.4 DGIT DIGITAL GENERATI 1,993,552 3,551,897 -43.9 SMT SMART TECHNOL-A 325,755 568,107 -42.7 CYOU CHANGYOU.COM-ADR 739,814 1,288,187 -42.6 GAME SHANDA GAMES-ADR 349,914 603,148 -42.0 DISCK DISCOVERY COMM-C 296,768 505,560 -41.3 ACAS AMERICAN CAPITAL 5,481,758 9,043,056 -39.4 PMCS PMC-SIERRA INC 4,372,995 7,199,499 -39.3 FLML FLAMEL TECH-ADR 295,371 471,309 -37.3 WOLF GREAT WOLF RESOR 280,658 443,481 -36.7 MDTH MEDCATH CORP 254,947 398,535 -36.0 RNOW RIGHTNOW TECH 2,393,315 3,740,524 -36.0 MRVL MARVELL TECH GRP 7,543,153 11,115,213 -32.1 CMCSK COMCAST CORP-SPL 16,247,984 23,441,446 -30.7 YRCW YRC WORLDWIDE IN 43,768,788 62,329,850 -29.8 BSFT BROADSOFT INC 5,412,363 7,704,357 -29.7 GILD GILEAD SCIENCES 11,490,406 16,286,625 -29.4 MEDH MEDQUIST HOLDING 1,502,020 2,089,832 -28.1 USMO USA MOBILITY INC 1,355,713 1,880,016 -27.9 LKQX LKQ CORP 1,547,833 2,143,714 -27.8 VOLC VOLCANO CORP 3,991,442 5,480,359 -27.2 BPFH BOSTON PRIV FINL 7,234,403 9,909,046 -27.0 BEXP BRIGHAM EXPLOR 3,959,716 5,420,511 -26.9 AVII AVI BIOPHARMA 7,618,031 10,411,830 -26.8 MEOH METHANEX CORP 236,682 323,390 -26.8 WYNN WYNN RESORTS LTD 5,051,515 6,838,304 -26.1 JASO JA SOLAR HOL-ADR 9,274,264 12,431,668 -25.4 NTCT NETSCOUT SYSTEMS 1,642,916 2,196,025 -25.2 GRFS GRIFOLS SA-ADR 389,801 520,852 -25.2 NEPT NEPTUNE TECH&BIO 469,437 626,186 -25.0 SNPS SYNOPSYS INC 2,093,746 2,778,559 -24.6 SBUX STARBUCKS CORP 11,540,730 15,287,879 -24.5 LSTR LANDSTAR SYSTEM 878,870 1,162,718 -24.4 BOKF BOK FINL CORP 580,246 765,389 -24.2 TFSL TFS FINANCIAL CO 1,975,864 2,604,734 -24.1 HSOL HANWHA SOLAR-ADR 1,995,917 2,628,580 -24.1 REDF REDIFF.COM I-ADR 953,697 1,252,675 -23.9 CHNG CHINA NATURAL GA 640,715 840,150 -23.7 BRCM BROADCOM CORP-A 6,011,394 7,879,843 -23.7 HOGS ZHONGPIN INC 5,583,514 7,314,055 -23.7 PLCM POLYCOM INC 2,804,273 3,669,742 -23.6 GNOM COMPLETE GENOMIC 1,532,480 1,991,176 -23.0 NUVA NUVASIVE INC 3,537,176 4,587,152 -22.9 MBTF MBT FIN CORP 306,664 396,898 -22.7 STBA S & T BANCORP 2,215,939 2,865,880 -22.7 SCMP SUCAMPO PHA-CL A 519,216 668,568 -22.3 CTXS CITRIX SYSTEMS 4,411,138 5,664,988 -22.1 VISN VISIONCHINA -ADR 374,270 480,205 -22.1 MERC MERCER INTERNATI 458,469 587,621 -22.0 FFBC FIRST FIN BANCRP 3,609,954 4,626,764 -22.0 MSFT MICROSOFT CORP 60,634,137 77,420,416 -21.7 ZIXI ZIX CORP 5,459,095 6,968,917 -21.7 AMCN AIRMEDIA-ADR 218,895 279,337 -21.6 DEST DESTINATION MATE 563,968 718,945 -21.6 CLMT CALUMET SPECIALT 226,353 288,227 -21.5 COLB COLUMBIA BANKING 2,939,886 3,732,022 -21.2 BAGL EINSTEIN NOAH RE 244,492 309,698 -21.1 MPWR MONOLITHIC POWER 1,155,935 1,461,486 -20.9 MMYT MAKEMYTRIP LTD 1,828,589 2,306,321 -20.7 UTIW UTI WORLDWIDE 811,081 1,021,036 -20.6 RLOC REACHLOCAL INC 1,783,436 2,239,715 -20.4 KAMN KAMAN CORP 1,275,731 1,596,233 -20.1 MIPS MIPS TECH INC 3,555,585 4,435,153 -19.8 BRKL BROOKLINE BANCRP 5,756,365 7,155,846 -19.6 SSNC SS&C TECHNOLOGIE 924,875 1,149,583 -19.5 BSTC BIOSPECIFICS TEC 203,279 252,426 -19.5 EPIQ EPIQ SYSTEMS INC 1,365,695 1,689,129 -19.1 NTRS NORTHERN TRUST 5,166,098 6,385,351 -19.1 CTFO CHINA TRANSINFO 302,832 374,136 -19.1 DLTR DOLLAR TREE INC 4,885,346 6,026,417 -18.9 BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMAC 7,805,140 9,623,126 -18.9 SHPGY SHIRE PLC-ADR 901,652 1,111,377 -18.9 VRSK VERISK ANALYTI-A 836,062 1,029,407 -18.8 LINC LINCOLN EDUCATIO 846,038 1,040,531 -18.7 YHOO YAHOO! INC 32,153,365 39,527,540 -18.7 LINTA LIBERTY INTERA-A 3,579,423 4,398,626 -18.6 AUXL AUXILIUM PHARMAC 4,835,838 5,931,554 -18.5 WIRE ENCORE WIRE 1,648,698 2,021,483 -18.4 ASML ASML HOLDING-NY 4,740,862 5,810,347 -18.4 CELL BRIGHTPOINT INC 2,330,530 2,851,964 -18.3 IPHS INNOPHOS HOLDING 702,294 859,114 -18.3 TLAB TELLABS INC 10,814,553 13,227,952 -18.2 MBFI MB FINANCIAL 3,259,967 3,987,263 -18.2 PNFP PINNACLE FINL 3,616,840 4,420,635 -18.2 CYNO CYNOSURE INC-A 331,341 404,940 -18.2 PACW PACWEST BANCORP 2,326,678 2,842,125 -18.1 BNVI BIONOVO INC 384,746 469,978 -18.1 CELG CELGENE CORP 8,013,351 9,784,252 -18.1 XRTX XYRATEX LTD 2,047,013 2,496,327 -18.0 VDSI VASCO DATA INTL 838,412 1,022,048 -18.0 FMBI FIRST MIDWEST/IL 4,776,214 5,814,682 -17.9 WFSL WASH FED 1,131,183 1,376,540 -17.8 AFAM ALMOST FAMILY IN 591,178 718,919 -17.8 ELGX ENDOLOGIX INC 3,628,460 4,411,661 -17.8 RGLD ROYAL GOLD INC 2,406,549 2,925,919 -17.8 QCOR QUESTCOR PHARM 4,929,722 5,990,126 -17.7 BMC BMC SOFTWARE INC 2,535,833 3,080,816 -17.7 ZBRA ZEBRA TECH CORP 264,781 321,472 -17.6 NDAQ NASDAQ OMX GROUP 4,152,384 5,032,887 -17.5 MOLXA MOLEX INC -A 282,410 341,900 -17.4 LTXC LTX-CREDENCE COR 1,886,888 2,284,011 -17.4 FMCN FOCUS MEDIA-ADR 4,276,588 5,175,438 -17.4 NWSA NEWS CORP-A 42,804,342 51,785,855 -17.3 QGEN QIAGEN NV 6,102,219 7,378,543 -17.3 MXIM MAXIM INTEGRATED 6,113,927 7,383,589 -17.2 DISH DISH NETWORK-A 2,358,365 2,845,079 -17.1 BCSI BLUE COAT SYSTEM 3,029,854 3,653,480 -17.1 GTIV GENTIVA HEALTH 1,528,480 1,841,882 -17.0 QSFT QUEST SOFTWARE 2,218,422 2,672,856 -17.0 DSCO DISCOVERY LABS 454,229 546,265 -16.8 HURN HURON CONSULTING 736,221 884,926 -16.8 NTWK NETSOL TECH INC 362,953 435,593 -16.7 TSRA TESSERA TECHNOL 1,581,721 1,897,618 -16.6 SHLM SCHULMAN (A) 916,963 1,099,301 -16.6 STMP STAMPS.COM INC 1,546,714 1,854,277 -16.6 MDRX ALLSCRIPTS HEALT 5,687,974 6,813,167 -16.5 AINV APOLLO INV CORP 9,301,423 11,127,713 -16.4 SYKE SYKES ENTERPRISE 1,529,668 1,829,932 -16.4 HSII HEIDRICK & STRUG 793,625 949,266 -16.4 ABAX ABAXIS INC 2,025,284 2,420,637 -16.3 MANH MANHATTAN ASSOC 703,349 840,399 -16.3 MOBI SKY-MOBI LTD-ADR 835,184 997,773 -16.3 DENN DENNY'S CORP 3,796,876 4,532,223 -16.2 CRME CARDIOME PHARMA 1,124,238 1,338,664 -16.0 CHDX CHINDEX INTL INC 556,762 662,684 -16.0 NGSX NEUROGESX INC 356,233 423,958 -16.0 CBEY CBEYOND INC 1,351,017 1,606,941 -15.9 LAYN LAYNE CHRISTENSN 764,089 906,249 -15.7 CETV CENTRAL EURO M-A 3,932,038 4,660,472 -15.6 NPBC NATL PENN BCSHS 8,505,456 10,078,637 -15.6 CNIT CHINA INFORMATIO 1,464,815 1,735,650 -15.6 MOVE MOVE INC 5,566,711 6,590,292 -15.5 PFCB PF CHANG'S CHINA 3,893,267 4,606,696 -15.5 IILG INTERVAL LEISURE 1,507,869 1,784,125 -15.5 ADAT AUTHENTIDATE HLD 1,208,421 1,429,799 -15.5 CTSH COGNIZANT TECH-A 4,452,957 5,266,945 -15.5 FORM FORMFACTOR INC 2,407,582 2,844,634 -15.4 VRML VERMILLION INC 600,073 708,524 -15.3 SYNA SYNAPTICS INC 5,015,421 5,921,231 -15.3 BELFB BEL FUSE INC-B 306,057 361,196 -15.3 CHCO CITY HOLDING CO 1,958,784 2,310,198 -15.2 BBND BIGBAND NETWORKS 1,532,337 1,807,103 -15.2 NAFC NASH FINCH CO 506,797 597,594 -15.2 TISI TEAM INC 642,346 757,250 -15.2 SWIR SIERRA WIRELESS 348,101 409,851 -15.1 AVGO AVAGO TECHNOLOGI 1,630,407 1,918,930 -15.0 EFII ELEC FOR IMAGING 1,314,120 1,546,161 -15.0 PAET PAETEC HOLDING 4,550,542 5,353,628 -15.0 SINA SINA CORP 5,527,116 6,498,864 -15.0 PAAS PAN AMER SILVER 1,361,264 1,600,145 -14.9 SBGI SINCLAIR BROAD-A 3,096,470 3,637,771 -14.9 TCBI TEXAS CAPITAL BA 4,547,351 5,341,395 -14.9 BANR BANNER CORPORATI 673,236 790,755 -14.9 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP INC 914,184 1,073,484 -14.8 ORCL ORACLE CORP 42,882,719 50,342,232 -14.8 FLEX FLEXTRONICS INTL 11,864,844 13,922,603 -14.8 SIGM SIGMA DESIGNS 2,208,473 2,591,383 -14.8 MXWL MAXWELL TECH INC 2,674,549 3,137,678 -14.8 PSMT PRICESMART INC 1,261,402 1,479,407 -14.7 ACXM ACXIOM CORP 2,757,301 3,231,522 -14.7 MKTG RESPONSYS INC 511,361 599,056 -14.6 SMSC STANDARD MICROSY 889,550 1,041,604 -14.6 LBTYK LIBERTY GLOBAL-C 337,017 394,460 -14.6 CACC CREDIT ACCEPTANC 255,070 298,420 -14.5 MDCO MEDICINES COMP 2,548,180 2,981,241 -14.5 NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTO 4,077,106 4,769,283 -14.5 ANDS ANADYS PHARMACEU 450,468 526,672 -14.5 MHLD MAIDEN HOLDINGS 1,733,926 2,027,247 -14.5 KLAC KLA-TENCOR CORP 8,257,772 9,648,641 -14.4 AEIS ADV ENERGY INDS 2,552,082 2,980,051 -14.4 ANAD ANADIGICS INC 3,201,345 3,734,741 -14.3 ANEN ANAREN INC 553,432 645,474 -14.3 AMCX AMC NETWORKS-A 1,324,012 1,544,187 -14.3 NCMI NATIONAL CINEMED 2,289,770 2,669,684 -14.2 MAT MATTEL INC 10,546,033 12,292,608 -14.2 SUSS SUSSER HOLDINGS 307,914 358,893 -14.2 UFCS UNITED FIRE & CA 735,367 856,231 -14.1 UHAL AMERCO 270,872 315,251 -14.1 WFD WESTFIELD FIN 764,110 889,157 -14.1 IPCC INFINITY PROPERT 400,308 465,783 -14.1 ASGN ON ASSIGNMENT 1,452,325 1,688,905 -14.0 STNR STEINER LEISURE 453,599 527,431 -14.0 QLTY QUALITY DISTRIBU 571,715 664,626 -14.0 HANS HANSEN NATURAL 1,219,438 1,417,323 -14.0 XNPT XENOPORT INC 2,894,473 3,361,123 -13.9 CMCO COLUMBUS MCKI/NY 657,143 762,439 -13.8 ZSTN ZST DIGITAL NETW 578,757 671,315 -13.8 LGND LIGAND PHARM-B 891,316 1,033,844 -13.8 ASIA ASIAINFO-LINKAGE 9,488,720 11,004,795 -13.8 SONC SONIC CORP 2,875,034 3,334,052 -13.8 COST COSTCO WHOLESALE 6,734,791 7,806,970 -13.7 OFIX ORTHOFIX INTL 805,678 933,304 -13.7 CMLS CUMULUS MEDIA-A 7,898,743 9,149,491 -13.7 WASH WASH TRUST BANC 587,302 680,131 -13.6 CSTR COINSTAR INC 9,875,817 11,429,970 -13.6 SAFT SAFETY INSURANCE 407,553 471,354 -13.5 ISSI INTEGRAT SIL SOL 1,195,890 1,381,080 -13.4 XTXI CROSSTEX ENERGY 2,394,427 2,764,862 -13.4 ISIL INTERSIL CORP-A 4,825,840 5,572,202 -13.4
*-- Data includes ETF positions.
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