The guidance provided in these FAQs pertains to the reporting to FINRA of “short” positions pursuant to FINRA Rule 4560 (Short-Interest Reporting) in OTC Equity securities, as defined in Rule 6420, and securities listed on a national securities exchange.
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This Notice provides information to assist market participants in understanding the short sale volume data published on FINRA’s website. FINRA is aware that some market participants, including investors, may occasionally perceive the percentage of short sale volume to be unusually high or inconsistent with reported short interest data. This perception may cause market participants to
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Short sale trade data is publicly available for off-exchange (OTC) trades in exchange-listed securities reported to a FINRA Trade Reporting Facility (TRF), Alternative Display Facility (ADF), or Over the Counter Reporting Facility (ORF).
The OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) is the service provided by FINRA for the reporting of trades in OTC Equity Securities executed other than on or through an exchange and for trades in Restricted Equity Securities effected under Securities Act Rule 144A and dissemination of last sale reports.For those OTC Equity Securities and Restricted Equity Securities that are not eligible for clearance and
Short Sale Volume provides the public with aggregated short sale volume by security for all publicly-disseminated short sale trades executed off-exchange and reported to a FINRA Trade Reporting Facility (TRF), Alternative Display Facility (ADF) or Over-the-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF).
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Short Sale Volume data contains aggregated volume
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