Switch to text-only version for screen readers & visually impaired
Wachovia logo: go to home page


PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY


Alphabetical Listing
Search  
X
S
S&P
Current TermShort Interest
Short Interest
This is the total number of shares of a security that investors have sold short—borrowed, then sold in the hope that the security will fall in value. An investor then buys back the shares and pockets the difference as profit.
† ©CBS MarketWatch