Central Securities (CET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $48.14 -0.09 (-0.19%) As of 07/11/2025 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 12,600 shares, representing 0.05% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.33% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 17,844 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest12,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.33%Dollar Volume Sold Short$603.04 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares28,940,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.05%Today's Trading Volume13,779 sharesAverage Trading Volume17,844 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average77% Short Selling Central Securities? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Central Securities and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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 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 2/15/202514,600 shares $0.00 +35.2%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. 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 $0.00 11/15/2023700 shares $0.00 -96.9%N/A0 $0.00Presidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer? 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While the mainstream media focuses on political theater, this story is quietly developing behind closed doors.We recently interviewed Rickards to get the full story and understand how everyday Americans can pre 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 $0.00 10/15/20211,700 shares $0.00 -83.2%N/A0.1 $0.00Presidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer? 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While the mainstream media focuses on political theater, this story is quietly developing behind closed doors.We recently interviewed Rickards to get the full story and understand how everyday Americans can pre 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 7/31/2020600 shares $17.63 thousand -90.2%N/A0 $29.38 7/15/20206,100 shares $176.41 thousand +56.4%N/A0.3 $28.92 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 June 30th, investors have sold 12,600 shares of CET short. 0.05% of Central Securities' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Central Securities' current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Central Securities? 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. 0.05% of Central Securities' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Central Securities' short interest increasing or decreasing? Central Securities saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,600 shares, a decrease of 2.3% from the previous total of 12,900 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? 0.05% of Central Securities' shares are currently sold short. 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. (0.06%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.63%), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. (8.71%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.14%), Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.45%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.13%), Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.01%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%), 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 ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 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 down $0.09 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 increases 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 June, 30 2025. 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