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Short Interest & FTDs

What short selling means and how to track it

Guidebook
What is Short Selling?
Understanding Short Interest
The Short Squeeze
Failures to Deliver (FTDs)
Cost to Borrow & Utilization
Options and Their Impact
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Unit 3 guidebook

Short Interest & FTDs

What short selling means and how to track it

  1. 1

    What is Short Selling?

    Short selling = borrowing shares to sell high, buy back low

    6 min5 exercises

  2. 2

    Understanding Short Interest

    Short interest shows total shares sold short

    6 min5 exercises

  3. 3

    The Short Squeeze

    Short squeeze = shorts forced to buy, pushing price higher

    7 min5 exercises

  4. 4

    Failures to Deliver (FTDs)

    FTD = seller failed to deliver shares by settlement

    6 min5 exercises

  5. 5

    Cost to Borrow & Utilization

    CTB = interest rate to borrow shares

    5 min5 exercises

  6. 6

    Options and Their Impact

    Max pain = price where option buyers lose most

    6 min5 exercises