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Originally posted by NoSoup
Just wanted to let you know- this is really interesting.
I just got into the stock market not too long ago, and am trying to find how many shares are outstanding (I believe that is the term, the current number of shares that are being shorted)
Thanks-
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No, shares outstanding is simply the number of shares currently held by the public, as opposed to those that have not been issued by the company. What you want is the "short interest." This indicates how many shares have been shorted and not yet bought back. It is considered bullish, since these people have to repurchase.
Bob