Replies to post #15052 on Avitar, Inc. (AVTI)

[SRV-90]

It's very simple...

The "short interest" refers to the part of the leg of the trade that happens when someone buys or sells a stock.

As a lot of the times when an investor buys or sells the shares the MM or BD they are going through may not have all the shares or can not complete the trade.

Since the MM's may have a "short" supply of shares, they then basically say they are "short" some shares.

The trade usually takes T+3 days to settle. During that time if any shares ARE shorted, they THEN go to the REG SHO and show up on the bi-monthly short interest report.

Hope that helps

[liable]

The best thing you can do for yourself is contact FINRA yourself and ask for an explanation. Ask why the OTCs show about 1/2 the daily volume as short sales when on certain days there isn't a single reported short sale on any of the major capital markets.
Go directly to the source for you information. Don't take anyone's word for it, including mine. You have to work hard to protect your capital, and not digest the filtered information that is spoon fed to you on these boards.
Good luck.