FACTBOX-Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest

NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq
and NYSE fell in the second half of October, the exchanges said
on Tuesday, reversing a rise in the first half of the month,
as the equity rally showed few signs of turning around. For
details, see [ID:nN10286162]

Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the
largest increases and decreases in their short positions from
mid-October to the end of October, according to information
released by the exchange.

The five companies with the largest overall short positions
are also listed.

The latest date is as of Oct. 30, while the previous
period's data is as of Oct. 15.
COMPANY NEW DATE OLD DATE NET
CHANGE PCT CHANGE
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FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES:
E*Trade Financial (ETFC.O) 108,699,116 96,080,532
12,618,584 13.1
Citizens Republic
Bancorp (CRBC.O) 42,881,196 35,171,034
7,710,162 21.9
JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O) 33,704,818 28,181,704
5,523,114 19.6
Cell Therapeutics (CTIC.O) 52,443,594 47,384,675
5,058,919 10.7
Zions Bancorp (ZION.O) 31,843,364 27,132,673
4,710,691 17.4
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES:
Antigenics Inc (AGEN.O) 6,107,676 12,908,550
-6,800,874 -52.7
RF Micro Devices (RFMD.O) 18,361,942 25,018,981
-6,657,039 -26.6
Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) 39,435,821 44,967,987
-5,532,166 -12.3
Sirius XM Radio Inc (SIRI.O) 76,695,885 82,187,092
-5,491,207 -6.7
Intel Corp (INTC.O) 67,528,818 72,713,196
-5,184,378 -7.1
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
DirecTV Group Inc (DTV.O) 119,373,884 116,581,534
2,792,350 2.4
E*Trade Financial (ETFC.O) 108,699,116 96,080,532
12,618,584 13.1
Level 3
Communications (LVLT.O) 83,868,290 85,910,833
-2,042,543 -2.4
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) 77,732,952 76,135,418
1,597,534 2.1
Sirius XM Radio Inc (SIRI.O) 76,695,885 82,187,092
-5,491,207 -6.7

Source: Nasdaq data as of Oct. 30

(Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Editing by Dan Grebler)