Short Availability

Unlock a detailed view of short availability. This endpoint provides rich and actionable insights into how many shares are available to borrow for short selling, helping assess market liquidity and borrowing pressure.

Available Data Points:

• Date: The specific date for which the data is retrieved (YYYY-MM-DD format).
• Company: The name of the company issuing the security.
• Ticker: The ticker symbol associated with the security.
• Operating MIC: The operating Market Identifier Code of the security.
• MIC: The Market Identifier Code (MIC) for the traded security.
• ISIN: The International Securities Identification Number for the security.
• FIGI: The Financial Instrument Global Identifier.
• Share Class FIGI: The Financial Instrument Global Identifier for the share class.
• Ortex Company ID: Unique id for a company.
• Ortex Security ID: Unique id for a security issued by a company.
• Ortex Tradable item ID: Unique id for a listing of a security.
• Ortex Tradable item main indicator:Indicates if the trading item is the main trading item for the security.
• Tradable Item Currency:The currency of the tradable item.
• Exchange Country:The country location of the exchange.
• Availability Shares: An estimate of how many shares are currently available to borrow for shorting.
• Availability Percentage of Short Interest: The availability shares expressed as a percentage of total estimated short interest, indicating potential borrow supply relative to demand.

Try it out! You can test the API with the trial key TEST. Simply include it in your request headers; either here, or add the header "Ortex-Api-Key": "TEST" to your http request.

Trial key restrictions: A list of randomly selected rows will be returned

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