"Approximately 972 Million Shares Shorted Since December 2006" Total volume from dec 2006 thru aug 2009 12,628,069,448 Total volume shorted in that period 972,361,347 Average short position $0.0898 Total Value of Short Position $87,387,917 http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aaaa/industryBW-detail.jsp?id=468CEA47-1292-43E3-BF38-CF0830EB3992