Central Securities (CET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $48.90 +0.21 (+0.43%) As of 08/8/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock Central Securities Short Interest DataCentral Securities (CET) has a short interest of 14,000 shares. This marks a 11.11% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 13,243 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest14,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+11.11%Dollar Volume Sold Short$670.88 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares28,940,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.05%Today's Trading Volume26,509 sharesAverage Trading Volume13,243 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average200% Short Selling Central Securities? 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCET Short Interest Over TimeCET Days to Cover Over TimeCET Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Central Securities Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202514,000 shares $670.88 thousand +11.1%N/A0.7 $47.92 6/30/202512,600 shares $603.04 thousand -2.3%0.0%0.5 $47.86 6/15/202512,900 shares $604.37 thousand +12.2%0.0%0.4 $46.85 5/31/202511,500 shares $536.25 thousand -44.7%0.0%0.4 $46.63 5/15/202520,800 shares $977.60 thousand +184.9%0.1%0.6 $47.00 4/30/20257,300 shares $323.24 thousand +143.3%N/A0.2 $44.28 4/15/20253,000 shares $129.03 thousand -75.0%0.0%0.1 $43.01 3/31/202512,000 shares $539.52 thousand -16.1%0.0%0.4 $44.96 3/15/202514,300 shares $642.36 thousand +2.9%0.1%0.5 $44.92 2/28/202513,900 shares $0.00 -4.8%0.1%0.5 $0.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CET and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Central Securities and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202514,600 shares $0.00 +35.2%0.1%0.5 $0.00 1/31/202510,800 shares $0.00 +151.2%N/A0.4 $0.00 1/15/20254,300 shares $0.00 -27.1%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/31/20245,900 shares $0.00 -45.9%N/A0.2 $0.00 12/15/202410,900 shares $0.00 +73.0%N/A0.4 $0.00 11/30/20246,300 shares $0.00 -48.8%N/A0.2 $0.00 11/15/202412,300 shares $0.00 +0.8%N/A0.4 $0.00 10/31/202412,200 shares $0.00 +56.4%N/A0.4 $0.00 10/15/20247,800 shares $0.00 +39.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 9/30/20245,600 shares $0.00 -40.4%N/A0.2 $0.00 9/15/20249,400 shares $0.00 +193.8%N/A0.3 $0.00 8/31/20243,200 shares $0.00 -63.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 8/15/20248,700 shares $0.00 +314.3%N/A0.3 $0.00 7/31/20242,100 shares $0.00 -46.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 7/15/20243,900 shares $0.00 -2.5%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/30/20244,000 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $0.00 6/15/20244,000 shares $0.00 -54.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/31/20248,700 shares $0.00 +52.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 5/15/20245,700 shares $0.00 -19.7%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/30/20247,100 shares $0.00 -62.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/15/202419,000 shares $0.00 -4.5%N/A0.5 $0.00 3/31/202419,900 shares $0.00 +70.1%N/A0.5 $0.00 3/15/202411,700 shares $0.00 +74.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 2/29/20246,700 shares $0.00 +97.1%N/A0.2 $0.00 2/15/20243,400 shares $0.00 +209.1%N/A0.1 $0.00 1/31/20241,100 shares $0.00 +22.2%N/A0 $0.00 1/15/2024900 shares $0.00 -80.0%N/A0 $0.00 12/31/20234,500 shares $0.00 -23.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/15/20235,900 shares $0.00 +9.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 11/30/20235,400 shares $0.00 +671.4%N/A0.2 $0.00He Called Nvidia at $1.10. Now, He Says THIS Stock Will… (Ad)The original Magnificent Seven returned 16,894%—turning $7K into $1.18 million. Now, the man who called Nvidia at $1.10 reveals AI’s Next Magnificent Seven… including one stock he says could become America’s next trillion-dollar giant.See his full breakdown of the seven stocks to own now 11/15/2023700 shares $0.00 -96.9%N/A0 $0.00 10/31/202322,700 shares $0.00 +238.8%N/A0.9 $0.00 10/15/20236,700 shares $0.00 +168.0%N/A0.3 $0.00 9/30/20232,500 shares $0.00 -7.4%N/A0.1 $0.00 9/15/20232,700 shares $0.00 -15.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 8/31/20233,200 shares $0.00 -39.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 8/15/20235,300 shares $0.00 +3.9%N/A0.3 $0.00 7/31/20235,100 shares $0.00 +18.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 7/15/20234,300 shares $0.00 -38.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/30/20237,000 shares $0.00 +20.7%N/A0.4 $0.00 6/15/20235,800 shares $0.00 +93.3%N/A0.3 $0.00 5/31/20233,000 shares $0.00 +15.4%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/15/20232,600 shares $0.00 -78.7%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/30/202312,200 shares $0.00 +662.5%N/A0.8 $0.00 4/15/20231,600 shares $0.00 +77.8%N/A0.1 $0.00 3/31/2023900 shares $0.00 -75.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 3/15/20233,700 shares $0.00 -54.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 2/28/20238,100 shares $0.00 +39.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 2/15/20235,800 shares $0.00 +107.1%N/A0.3 $0.00 1/31/20232,800 shares $0.00 +33.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 1/15/20232,100 shares $0.00 -8.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/30/20222,300 shares $0.00 +283.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/15/2022600 shares $0.00 -88.0%N/A0 $0.00 11/30/20225,000 shares $0.00 +138.1%N/A0.3 $0.00 11/15/20222,100 shares $0.00 -25.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 10/31/20222,800 shares $0.00 -45.1%N/A0.2 $0.00 10/15/20225,100 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $0.00 9/30/20226,800 shares $0.00 +325.0%N/A0.4 $0.00 9/15/20221,600 shares $0.00 -50.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 8/31/20223,200 shares $0.00 +190.9%N/A0.2 $0.00 8/15/20221,100 shares $0.00 -72.5%N/A0.1 $0.00 7/31/20224,000 shares $0.00 -31.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 7/15/20225,800 shares $0.00 +45.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/30/20224,000 shares $0.00 -4.8%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/15/20224,200 shares $0.00 +180.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/31/20221,500 shares $0.00 -76.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 5/15/20226,300 shares $0.00 -8.7%N/A0.3 $0.00 4/30/20226,900 shares $0.00 +146.4%N/A0.3 $0.00 4/15/20222,800 shares $0.00 +3.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 3/31/20222,700 shares $0.00 -69.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 3/15/20228,800 shares $0.00 -44.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 2/28/202215,800 shares $0.00 +107.9%N/A0.3 $0.00 2/15/20227,600 shares $0.00 -21.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 1/31/20229,700 shares $0.00 -53.8%N/A0.2 $0.00 1/15/202221,000 shares $0.00 -18.6%N/A0.4 $0.00 12/31/202125,800 shares $0.00 +69.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 12/15/202115,200 shares $0.00 +794.1%N/A0.4 $0.00 11/30/20211,700 shares $0.00 -52.8%N/A0.1 $0.00 11/15/20213,600 shares $0.00 +63.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 10/29/20212,200 shares $0.00 +29.4%N/A0.1 $0.00He Called Nvidia at $1.10. Now, He Says THIS Stock Will… (Ad)The original Magnificent Seven returned 16,894%—turning $7K into $1.18 million. Now, the man who called Nvidia at $1.10 reveals AI’s Next Magnificent Seven… including one stock he says could become America’s next trillion-dollar giant.See his full breakdown of the seven stocks to own now 10/15/20211,700 shares $0.00 -83.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 9/30/202110,100 shares $0.00 +20.2%N/A0.6 $0.00 9/15/20218,400 shares $0.00 -6.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 8/31/20219,000 shares $0.00 +42.9%N/A0.5 $0.00 8/13/20216,300 shares $0.00 -25.9%N/A0.3 $0.00 7/30/20218,500 shares $0.00 +286.4%N/A0.4 $0.00 7/15/20212,200 shares $0.00 -78.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 6/30/202110,000 shares $0.00 +566.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 6/15/20211,500 shares $0.00 -58.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 5/28/20213,600 shares $0.00 +56.5%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/14/20212,300 shares $0.00 -39.5%N/A0.1 $0.00 4/30/20213,800 shares $0.00 +8.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/15/20213,500 shares $136.36 thousand +1,066.7%N/A0.2 $38.96 3/31/2021300 shares $11.66 thousand -85.0%N/A0 $38.86 3/15/20212,000 shares $78.10 thousand -41.2%N/A0.1 $39.05 2/26/20213,400 shares $126.41 thousand -49.3%N/A0.2 $37.18 2/12/20216,700 shares $245.42 thousand -41.7%N/A0.4 $36.63 1/29/202111,500 shares $422.28 thousand +248.5%N/A0.6 $36.72 1/15/20213,300 shares $115.83 thousand +43.5%N/A0.2 $35.10 12/31/20202,300 shares $73.95 thousand +35.3%N/A0.1 $32.15 12/15/20201,700 shares $53.70 thousand -58.5%N/A0.1 $31.59 11/30/20204,100 shares $126.61 thousand -67.5%N/A0.2 $30.88 11/15/202012,600 shares $369.18 thousand +200.0%N/A0.6 $29.30 10/30/20204,200 shares $119.28 thousand +425.0%N/A0.2 $28.40 10/15/2020800 shares $23.42 thousand +14.3%N/A0 $29.27 9/30/2020700 shares $20.29 thousand +75.0%N/A0 $28.99 9/15/20207,000 shares $198.59 thousand +1,650.0%N/A0.4 $28.37 8/31/2020400 shares $11.60 thousand -63.6%N/A0 $29.00 8/14/20201,100 shares $32.58 thousand +83.3%N/A0.1 $29.62 CET Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Central Securities' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Central Securities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 14,000 shares of CET short. Learn More on Central Securities' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Central Securities? 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. CET shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Central Securities's short interest ratio. Is Central Securities' short interest increasing or decreasing? Central Securities saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,000 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the previous total of 12,600 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 Central Securities' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Central Securities: abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (0.02%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.04%), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.63%), Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. (8.93%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.14%), Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.30%), Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.02%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.09%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Central Securities stock? Short selling CET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Central Securities as its price is falling. CET shares are trading up $0.02 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 Central Securities? A short squeeze for Central Securities 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 CET, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Central Securities' 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 CET, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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