BIO-key International (BKYI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $0.82 +0.00 (+0.13%) Closing price 07/3/2025 02:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.82 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BIO-key International Short Interest DataBIO-key International (BKYI) has a short interest of 154,200 shares, representing 4.08% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 303.66% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 2.33 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest154,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest38,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+303.66%Dollar Volume Sold Short$120.12 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares5,820,000 sharesFloat Size3,780,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.08%Today's Trading Volume37,281 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,332,746 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average2% Short Selling BIO-key International? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BIO-key International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBKYI Short Interest Over TimeBKYI Days to Cover Over TimeBKYI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BIO-key International Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/2025154,200 shares $120.12 thousand +303.7%4.1%0.4 $0.78 5/31/202538,200 shares $30.94 thousand -20.8%1.1%0.1 $0.81 5/15/202548,200 shares $40.92 thousand -54.2%1.3%0.2 $0.85 4/30/2025105,200 shares $84.62 thousand +93.7%2.9%0.4 $0.80 4/15/202554,300 shares $39.14 thousand -36.3%2.7%0.2 $0.72 3/31/202585,300 shares $67.30 thousand -37.8%4.3%0 $0.79 3/15/2025137,100 shares $164.52 thousand +228.0%6.9%0 $1.20 2/28/202541,800 shares $42.22 thousand -30.9%2.1%0 $1.01 2/15/202560,500 shares $73.21 thousand +146.9%3.0%0 $1.21 1/31/202524,500 shares $32.83 thousand -75.9%1.2%0 $1.34 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BKYI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BIO-key International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/2025101,700 shares $231.88 thousand -66.2%5.1%0 $2.28 12/31/2024300,400 shares $513.68 thousand +295.3%12.9%0.1 $1.71 12/15/202476,000 shares $73.42 thousand +91.4%3.3%0 $0.97 11/30/202439,700 shares $35.73 thousand -74.0%1.4%0 $0.90 11/15/2024152,700 shares $143.54 thousand -82.4%5.2%0 $0.94 10/31/2024865,200 shares $1.14 million +6,659.4%30.9%0.2 $1.32 10/15/202412,800 shares $7.57 thousand -69.7%0.5%0 $0.59 9/30/202442,300 shares $40.59 thousand -84.9%2.4%0 $0.96 9/15/2024279,600 shares $430.58 thousand +1,727.5%15.7%0.1 $1.54 8/31/202415,300 shares $20.35 thousand +56.1%0.9%0 $1.33 8/15/20249,800 shares $12.25 thousand -19.0%0.6%0.8 $1.25 7/31/202412,100 shares $17.55 thousand -40.7%0.8%1.1 $1.45 7/15/202420,400 shares $38.76 thousand +40.7%1.2%1.8 $1.90 6/30/202414,500 shares $23.78 thousand +123.1%0.9%1.2 $1.64 6/15/20246,500 shares $12.09 thousand +47.7%0.4%0.4 $1.86 5/31/20244,400 shares $8.55 thousand -37.1%0.3%0.2 $1.94 5/15/20247,000 shares $11.41 thousand +32.1%0.4%0.3 $1.63 4/30/20245,300 shares $8.75 thousand -39.1%0.3%0.1 $1.65 4/15/20248,700 shares $15.66 thousand -53.7%0.5%0.1 $1.80 3/31/202418,800 shares $39.48 thousand -8.3%1.2%0.1 $2.10 3/15/202420,500 shares $40.39 thousand -39.2%2.3%0.1 $1.97 2/29/202433,700 shares $70.77 thousand +23.9%3.8%0.2 $2.10 2/15/202427,200 shares $49.78 thousand -54.4%3.0%0.1 $1.83 1/31/202459,700 shares $119.40 thousand +57.1%6.7%0.3 $2.00 1/15/202438,000 shares $77.14 thousand +84.5%2.6%0.2 $2.03 12/31/202320,600 shares $61.80 thousand -9.7%2.1%0.1 $3.00 12/15/202322,800 shares $68.09 thousand -72.8%2.7%0.3 $2.99 11/30/202383,800 shares $18.02 thousand +12.6%N/A0.1 $0.22 11/15/202374,400 shares $12.27 thousand -97.9%N/A0.1 $0.16 10/31/20233,500,000 shares $699.30 thousand +38,361.5%48.7%3.5 $0.20I was wrong about Trump (Ad)I made a mistake. A mistake I feel very foolish about. After speaking with Donald Trump and some of his advisors, I believed him. I believed the promise that he would finally confront the single most dangerous threat to American life. That he would fix the ticking time bomb I’ve been warning about for 15 years. But I was wrong.Let me show you exactly what we’re doing to prepare. 10/15/20239,100 shares $4.72 thousand -35.5%0.1%0.2 $0.52 9/30/202314,100 shares $7.61 thousand -23.0%0.2%0.6 $0.54 9/15/202318,300 shares $9.53 thousand +195.2%0.2%0.7 $0.52 8/31/20236,200 shares $3.16 thousand +244.4%0.1%0.3 $0.51 8/15/20231,800 shares $1.13 thousand -77.8%0.0%0.1 $0.63 7/31/20238,100 shares $5.68 thousand -40.0%0.1%0.4 $0.70 7/15/202313,500 shares $10.53 thousand -29.3%0.2%0.9 $0.78 6/30/202319,100 shares $14.36 thousand -34.6%0.3%1.2 $0.75 6/15/202329,200 shares $21.60 thousand -7.3%0.4%1.9 $0.74 5/31/202331,500 shares $24.57 thousand +15.8%0.4%2.1 $0.78 5/15/202327,200 shares $17.68 thousand -2.2%0.4%1.8 $0.65 4/30/202327,800 shares $18.35 thousand -10.9%0.4%2.2 $0.66 4/15/202331,200 shares $25.90 thousand -6.9%0.5%2.3 $0.83 3/31/202333,500 shares $23.45 thousand -13.7%0.5%2.2 $0.70 3/15/202338,800 shares $29.88 thousand -14.7%0.6%2 $0.77 2/28/202345,500 shares $33.22 thousand -22.4%0.7%2.1 $0.73 2/15/202358,600 shares $47.89 thousand -8.7%0.8%2.8 $0.82 1/31/202364,200 shares $52.64 thousand +7.0%0.9%2.7 $0.82 1/15/202360,000 shares $44.08 thousand +15.6%0.9%2.7 $0.73 12/30/202251,900 shares $30.37 thousand -23.6%0.7%2.6 $0.59 12/15/202267,900 shares $54.32 thousand -1.6%0.9%4.3 $0.80 11/30/202269,000 shares $64.17 thousand -9.8%0.9%5.3 $0.93 11/15/202276,500 shares $91.04 thousand +10.4%1.0%6.1 $1.19 10/31/202269,300 shares $108.11 thousand -11.4%0.9%5.9 $1.56 10/15/202278,200 shares $118.68 thousand -10.3%1.0%6.2 $1.52 9/30/202287,200 shares $133.42 thousand -2.9%1.1%6.9 $1.53 9/15/202289,800 shares $151.76 thousand +2.5%1.2%6.8 $1.69 8/31/202287,600 shares $148.92 thousand +19.4%1.2%6.3 $1.70 8/15/202273,400 shares $132.12 thousand +5.0%1.0%5 $1.80 7/31/202269,900 shares $125.82 thousand +6.9%0.9%4.9 $1.80 7/15/202265,400 shares $109.87 thousand -12.0%0.9%4.1 $1.68 6/30/202274,300 shares $131.51 thousand +17.9%1.0%4.1 $1.77 6/15/202263,000 shares $103.95 thousand -19.0%0.8%2.5 $1.65 5/31/202277,800 shares $144.71 thousand -12.9%1.0%1.1 $1.86 5/15/202289,300 shares $179.49 thousand -35.7%1.2%1 $2.01 4/30/2022138,900 shares $295.86 thousand +121.9%1.8%1.6 $2.13 4/15/202262,600 shares $132.09 thousand -33.4%0.8%0.7 $2.11 3/31/202294,000 shares $225.60 thousand +35.5%1.3%1 $2.40 3/15/202269,400 shares $149.90 thousand -16.5%1.0%0.8 $2.16 2/28/202283,100 shares $183.65 thousand -7.2%1.2%1.5 $2.21 2/15/202289,500 shares $190.64 thousand -20.1%1.2%2 $2.13 1/31/2022112,000 shares $245.28 thousand +37.9%1.6%2.2 $2.19 1/15/202281,200 shares $177.83 thousand -9.4%1.1%1.5 $2.19 12/31/202189,600 shares $198.02 thousand -3.2%1.3%1.6 $2.21 12/15/202192,600 shares $205.57 thousand -33.5%1.3%1.4 $2.22 11/30/2021139,300 shares $342.68 thousand +35.0%1.9%0.3 $2.46 11/15/2021103,200 shares $319.92 thousand -10.7%1.4%0.2 $3.10 10/29/2021115,500 shares $366.14 thousand -20.0%1.6%0.3 $3.17 10/15/2021144,300 shares $466.09 thousand -41.8%2.0%0.3 $3.23 9/30/2021247,900 shares $872.61 thousand -16.3%3.5%0.5 $3.52I was wrong about Trump (Ad)I made a mistake. A mistake I feel very foolish about. After speaking with Donald Trump and some of his advisors, I believed him. I believed the promise that he would finally confront the single most dangerous threat to American life. That he would fix the ticking time bomb I’ve been warning about for 15 years. But I was wrong.Let me show you exactly what we’re doing to prepare. 9/15/2021296,300 shares $954.09 thousand -5.9%4.2%0.7 $3.22 8/31/2021314,800 shares $994.77 thousand -5.1%4.5%4 $3.16 8/13/2021331,700 shares $1.03 million -6.0%4.7%3.3 $3.11 7/30/2021352,900 shares $1.13 million +15.0%5.0%3.3 $3.20 7/15/2021306,900 shares $979.01 thousand -2.7%4.4%2.6 $3.19 6/30/2021315,500 shares $1.20 million -15.3%4.5%2.3 $3.80 6/15/2021372,600 shares $1.45 million -23.5%5.3%2 $3.90 5/28/2021486,800 shares $1.96 million -14.2%6.9%1.8 $4.03 5/14/2021567,600 shares $1.76 million -21.8%8.0%1.9 $3.10 4/30/2021725,700 shares $2.55 million -10.4%10.2%2.1 $3.51 4/15/2021809,600 shares $2.74 million -19.8%11.4%2.2 $3.39 3/31/20211,010,000 shares $3.43 million +64.5%14.2%2.1 $3.40 3/15/2021613,900 shares $2.20 million +44.0%24.4%1.1 $3.59 2/26/2021426,400 shares $1.74 million -1.7%16.9%0.9 $4.08 2/12/2021433,700 shares $2.02 million -6.2%17.2%0.7 $4.65 1/29/2021462,200 shares $1.80 million +133.1%18.3%0.8 $3.90 1/15/2021198,300 shares $759.49 thousand No Change7.9%0.3 $3.83 BKYI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BIO-key International's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BIO-key International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 154,200 shares of BKYI short. 4.08% of BIO-key International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BIO-key International's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for BIO-key International? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.08% of BIO-key International's floating shares are currently sold short. Is BIO-key International's short interest increasing or decreasing? BIO-key International saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 154,200 shares, an increase of 303.7% from the previous total of 38,200 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is BIO-key International's float size? BIO-key International currently has issued a total of 5,820,000 shares. Some of BIO-key International's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. BIO-key International currently has a public float of 3,780,000 shares. How does BIO-key International's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.08% of BIO-key International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to BIO-key International: Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (1.97%), Smith Micro Software, Inc. (0.93%), Motorsport Games Inc. (13.21%), Brand Engagement Network Inc. (1.95%), GigaMedia Limited (0.03%), Datasea Inc. (2.24%), Pintec Technology Holdings Ltd. (0.01%), MicroAlgo Inc. (63.29%), ARB IOT Group Limited (0.98%), Amesite Inc. (2.25%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BIO-key International stock? Short selling BKYI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BIO-key International as its price is falling. BKYI shares are trading up $0.00 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against BIO-key International? A short squeeze for BIO-key International occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BKYI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BIO-key International's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BKYI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. 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