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SHORT SALE VOLUME AND TRANSACTION DATA

To increase the transparency surrounding short sale transactions, several self-regulatory organizations (SROs) are providing on their websites daily aggregate short selling volume information for individual equity securities.  The SROs are also providing website disclosure on a one-month delayed basis of information regarding individual short sale transactions in all exchange-listed equity securities.  For short sale data provided by a specific SRO, you can click on the hyperlinks below.

BATS Exchange, Inc.

Direct Edge Holdings, LLC 

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

International Securities Exchange, LLC  

NASDAQ Stock Market LLC  

NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.  

National Stock Exchange, Inc.  

New York Stock Exchange LLC

NYSE Amex LLC

NYSE Arca, Inc.

In addition, the SEC discloses twice-monthly disclosure on its website fails to deliver data for all equity securities.  You also can go to the SROs’ websites for the threshold securities list for those securities for which the SRO is the primary market.

For additional information on short sales, please go to the Spotlight section of our website.

http://www.sec.gov/answers/shortsalevolume.htm

We have provided this information as a service to investors.  It is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of SEC policy.  If you have questions concerning the meaning or application of a particular law or rule, please consult with an attorney who specializes in securities law.


Modified: 03/18/2011