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NYSE Month End Short For September Month’s End

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Below are the major changes in short interest in NYSE listed companies comparing the figures on September 28 with those on September 14.

Largest Short Positions

Company                                             Short Interest

Ford (F)                                               177.6 million

Qwest (Q)                                              84.3 milion

AMD (AMD)                                           76.4 million

Countrywide (CFC)                                 76.1 million

GE (GE)                                                65.9 million   

Time Warner (TWX)                                64.9 million

Best Buy (BBY)                                     62.3 million

Tenet Health                                          57.4 million

GM (GM)                                               56.5 million

Home Depot (HD)                                   55.6 million

Micron (MU)                                           54.3 million

EMC (EMC)                                           52.8 million

Sprint (S)                                               51.7 million

Altria (MO)                                             51.2 million

Largest Increases In Short Position

Company                                               Increase

Excelon                                                 Up 12.5 million

Circuit City (CC)                                     Up 11.6 million

Solectron                                               Up 10.9 million

GE                                                        Up 6.1 million

EMC                                                      Up 5.6 million

AT&T (T)                                                Up 5.4 million

Spint                                                     Up 3.9 million

Largest Decreases In Short Interest

Company                                               Decrease

Ford                                                       Down 13.6 million

National Semi                                         Down 12.1 million

Home Depot                                           Down 8.2 million

AMD                                                      Down 8.1 million

JP Morgan (JPM)                                    Down 5.2 million

Morgan Stanley (MS)                               Down 4.8 million

Data from NYSE and WSJ       

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Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

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