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CME Group (CME) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$280.45 +3.34 (+1.21%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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CME Group Short Interest Data

CME Group (CME) has a short interest of 4.96 million shares, representing 1.38% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -12.83% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 2.16 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,960,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,690,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-12.83%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.30 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
360,357,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.38%
Today's Trading Volume
2,245,582 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,162,878 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
104%
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CME Group Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/20254,960,000 shares $1.30 billion -12.8%1.4%2 $262.87
3/31/20255,690,000 shares $1.51 billion +3.3%1.6%2.3 $265.29
3/15/20255,510,000 shares $1.43 billion +10.0%1.5%2.6 $258.68
2/28/20255,010,000 shares $1.27 billion -0.2%1.4%2.4 $253.77
2/15/20255,020,000 shares $1.23 billion +12.1%1.4%2.5 $245.48
1/31/20254,480,000 shares $1.06 billion -7.1%1.3%2.2 $236.52
1/15/20254,820,000 shares $1.10 billion +11.6%N/A2.4 $227.88
12/31/20244,320,000 shares $1.00 billion -8.7%N/A2.2 $232.23
12/15/20244,730,000 shares $1.12 billion -3.5%N/A2.4 $237.19
11/30/20244,900,000 shares $1.17 billion +28.6%N/A2.4 $238.00
11/15/20243,810,000 shares $858.32 million -0.5%N/A2 $225.28
10/31/20243,830,000 shares $863.13 million +5.5%1.1%2.2 $225.36
10/15/20243,630,000 shares $816.10 million -0.3%1.0%1.9 $224.82
9/30/20243,640,000 shares $803.17 million -5.0%1.0%1.8 $220.65
9/15/20243,830,000 shares $831.07 million -1.5%1.1%1.8 $216.99
8/31/20243,890,000 shares $839.23 million +1.3%1.1%1.8 $215.74
8/15/20243,840,000 shares $788.31 million +11.0%1.1%1.8 $205.29
7/31/20243,460,000 shares $670.24 million -25.3%1.0%1.6 $193.71
7/15/20244,630,000 shares $912.16 million +2.7%1.3%2.1 $197.01
6/30/20244,510,000 shares $886.67 million -24.3%1.3%2.1 $196.60
6/15/20245,960,000 shares $1.17 billion +17.3%1.7%3.2 $197.13
5/31/20245,080,000 shares $1.03 billion +29.6%1.4%2.9 $202.98
5/15/20243,920,000 shares $816.38 million +17.0%1.1%2.4 $208.26
4/30/20243,350,000 shares $702.29 million -5.6%0.9%2 $209.64
4/15/20243,550,000 shares $732.12 million -19.7%1.0%2.1 $206.23
3/31/20244,420,000 shares $951.58 million +18.2%1.2%2.5 $215.29
3/15/20243,740,000 shares $813.45 million +12.7%1.0%2.1 $217.50
2/29/20243,320,000 shares $731.56 million +9.6%0.9%1.8 $220.35
2/15/20243,030,000 shares $639.39 million -11.9%0.8%1.6 $211.02
1/31/20243,440,000 shares $708.09 million -9.2%1.0%1.9 $205.84
1/15/20243,790,000 shares $748.68 million -6.4%1.1%2.1 $197.54
12/31/20234,050,000 shares $852.93 million +3.6%1.1%2.3 $210.60
12/15/20233,910,000 shares $808.31 million +10.8%1.1%2.4 $206.73
11/30/20233,530,000 shares $770.81 million +2.6%1.0%2.4 $218.36
11/15/20233,440,000 shares $726.05 million -4.4%1.0%2.5 $211.06
10/31/20233,600,000 shares $768.46 million -11.8%1.0%2.6 $213.46
10/15/20234,080,000 shares $895.07 million +11.5%1.1%3 $219.38
9/30/20233,660,000 shares $732.81 million +3.4%1.0%2.7 $200.22
9/15/20233,540,000 shares $732.14 million -6.6%1.0%2.6 $206.82
8/31/20233,790,000 shares $768.16 million -5.7%1.1%2.6 $202.68
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8/15/20234,020,000 shares $824.78 million -6.1%1.1%2.6 $205.17
7/31/20234,280,000 shares $851.55 million +0.7%1.2%2.9 $198.96
7/15/20234,250,000 shares $791.05 million +6.3%1.2%2.9 $186.13
6/30/20234,000,000 shares $741.16 million -3.6%1.1%2.8 $185.29
6/15/20234,150,000 shares $756.21 million -17.5%1.2%2.8 $182.22
5/31/20235,030,000 shares $899.11 million +22.4%1.4%3.2 $178.75
5/15/20234,110,000 shares $757.76 million -5.7%1.2%2.7 $184.37
4/30/20234,360,000 shares $809.96 million -1.8%1.2%2.6 $185.77
4/15/20234,440,000 shares $845.73 million +3.3%1.2%2.4 $190.48
3/31/20234,300,000 shares $823.54 million +3.9%1.2%2.3 $191.52
3/15/20234,140,000 shares $756.25 million +2.0%1.2%2.2 $182.67
2/28/20234,060,000 shares $752.56 million +3.3%1.1%2.1 $185.36
2/15/20233,930,000 shares $739.98 million +8.9%1.1%2 $188.29
1/31/20233,610,000 shares $637.74 million -19.6%1.0%1.7 $176.66
1/15/20234,490,000 shares $788.53 million +9.5%1.3%2.2 $175.62
12/30/20224,100,000 shares $689.46 million +28.9%1.2%2 $168.16
12/15/20223,180,000 shares $548.45 million -14.1%0.9%1.5 $172.47
11/30/20223,700,000 shares $653.05 million No Change1.0%1.9 $176.50
11/15/20223,700,000 shares $643.02 million -6.3%1.0%2.1 $173.79
10/31/20223,950,000 shares $684.54 million -9.6%1.1%2.4 $173.30
10/15/20224,370,000 shares $750.85 million -2.2%1.2%2.8 $171.82
9/30/20224,470,000 shares $791.77 million +2.1%1.3%3.2 $177.13
9/15/20224,380,000 shares $835.57 million +27.3%1.2%3.4 $190.77
8/31/20223,440,000 shares $672.90 million +7.5%1.0%2.4 $195.61
8/15/20223,200,000 shares $647.33 million +3.9%0.9%2.2 $202.29
7/31/20223,080,000 shares $614.40 million +2.7%0.9%2.1 $199.48
7/15/20223,000,000 shares $605.82 million -9.1%0.8%1.9 $201.94
6/30/20223,300,000 shares $675.51 million +0.9%0.9%2.1 $204.70
6/15/20223,270,000 shares $656.88 million +12.8%0.9%2 $200.88
5/31/20222,900,000 shares $576.61 million -10.5%0.8%1.8 $198.83
5/15/20223,240,000 shares $648.32 million -18.2%0.9%1.9 $200.10
4/30/20223,960,000 shares $868.59 million +0.3%1.1%2.4 $219.34
4/15/20223,950,000 shares $938.76 million -3.7%1.1%2.2 $237.66
3/31/20224,100,000 shares $975.23 million +3.3%1.1%2.3 $237.86
3/15/20223,970,000 shares $921.04 million -4.6%1.1%2.4 $232.00
2/28/20224,160,000 shares $983.96 million -14.2%1.2%2.6 $236.53
2/15/20224,850,000 shares $1.16 billion +6.4%1.4%3.1 $238.84
1/31/20224,560,000 shares $1.05 billion +16.0%1.3%3.2 $229.50
1/15/20223,930,000 shares $877.14 million -4.6%N/A0 $223.19
12/31/20214,120,000 shares $941.26 million +2.0%1.2%3.4 $228.46
12/15/20214,040,000 shares $919.71 million -8.0%1.1%3.2 $227.65
11/30/20214,390,000 shares $968.08 million -4.2%1.2%3.4 $220.52
11/15/20214,580,000 shares $1.04 billion -4.0%1.3%3.6 $226.68
10/29/20214,770,000 shares $1.05 billion +4.6%1.3%3.6 $220.55
10/15/20214,560,000 shares $966.26 million -0.4%1.3%3.5 $211.90
9/30/20214,580,000 shares $885.68 million +6.8%1.3%3.6 $193.38
9/15/20214,290,000 shares $810.64 million -9.1%1.2%3.5 $188.96
8/31/20214,720,000 shares $952.12 million +2.4%1.3%4 $201.72
8/13/20214,610,000 shares $954.41 million -2.3%1.3%4 $207.03
7/30/20214,720,000 shares $1.00 billion +1.9%1.3%4 $212.13
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7/15/20214,630,000 shares $974.24 million +0.9%1.3%3.9 $210.42
6/30/20214,590,000 shares $976.20 million -6.5%1.3%3.7 $212.68
6/15/20214,910,000 shares $1.07 billion -3.2%1.4%4 $216.98
5/28/20215,070,000 shares $1.11 billion -7.0%1.4%3.9 $218.76
5/14/20215,450,000 shares $1.17 billion +7.7%1.5%3.5 $215.26
4/30/20215,060,000 shares $1.03 billion +8.6%1.4%3 $203.73
4/15/20214,660,000 shares $963.55 million -11.4%1.3%2.8 $206.77
3/31/20215,260,000 shares $1.08 billion +4.0%1.5%3 $204.94
3/15/20215,060,000 shares $1.06 billion -4.0%1.4%2.8 $209.15
2/26/20215,270,000 shares $1.08 billion -7.7%1.5%3 $204.80
2/12/20215,710,000 shares $1.04 billion -2.6%1.6%3.4 $182.71
1/29/20215,860,000 shares $1.07 billion -5.3%1.7%3.5 $182.47
1/15/20216,190,000 shares $1.20 billion +13.8%1.8%3.6 $194.14
12/31/20205,440,000 shares $968.32 million -5.9%1.5%3.2 $178.00
12/15/20205,780,000 shares $1.03 billion +10.1%1.6%3.5 $177.55
11/30/20205,250,000 shares $917.54 million -7.2%1.5%3.1 $174.77
11/15/20205,660,000 shares $939.33 million +7.8%1.6%3.4 $165.96
10/30/20205,250,000 shares $787.45 million +0.6%1.5%3.2 $149.99
10/15/20205,220,000 shares $870.17 million +2.4%1.5%3.3 $166.70
9/30/20205,100,000 shares $853.28 million -6.9%1.4%3.2 $167.31
9/15/20205,480,000 shares $921.19 million -2.5%1.6%3.2 $168.10
8/31/20205,620,000 shares $988.39 million -9.9%1.6%3.1 $175.87
8/14/20206,240,000 shares $1.07 billion +2.6%1.8%3.3 $171.44
7/31/20206,080,000 shares $1.01 billion +4.3%1.7%3.2 $166.18
7/15/20205,830,000 shares $968.83 million +6.8%1.7%3 $166.18
6/30/20205,460,000 shares $887.47 million -4.7%1.5%2.7 $162.54
6/15/20205,730,000 shares $1.00 billion +4.6%1.6%2.7 $174.65
5/29/20205,480,000 shares $1.00 billion -6.6%1.6%2.3 $182.60
5/15/20205,870,000 shares $1.06 billion +4.8%1.7%2.3 $181.07

CME Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is CME Group's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of CME Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,960,000 shares of CME short. 1.38% of CME Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CME Group's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for CME Group?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CME shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on CME Group's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting CME Group?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of CME Group: Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, SG Americas Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Guardian Capital LP, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., One River Asset Management LLC, Summit Securities Group LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for CME Group?

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. 1.38% of CME Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is CME Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?

CME Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,960,000 shares, a decrease of 12.8% from the previous total of 5,690,000 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.

How does CME Group's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.38% of CME Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to CME Group: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (0.95%), Moody's Co. (1.76%), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (0.46%), Nasdaq, Inc. (0.88%), MSCI Inc. (1.47%), MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (3.55%), Arrow Financial Co. (0.79%), Tradeweb Markets Inc. (0.73%), LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (2.36%), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (4.22%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short CME Group stock?

Short selling CME is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CME Group as its price is falling. CME shares are trading up $3.34 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 CME Group?

A short squeeze for CME Group 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 CME, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is CME Group'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 CME, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.



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