What does this number include?

FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.

Why does it only update twice a month?

US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.

Is this MDCO's short float?

No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.

What is MDCO's days to cover?

12.63 days for settlement date 31 Dec 2019: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.

Which funds are short?

US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.

How shorted was Medicines Company (The)? MDCO

Medicines Company (The) left the US market in 2019. This page is a frozen archive of its reported short interest, ending 31 Dec 2019. The ticker MDCO no longer refers to this company and may since have been reassigned.

35.08%

of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 31 Dec 2019

vs previous report: +3.50
5 reports (~10 weeks): +4.15
days to cover: 12.63

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filed	Settlement before	Settlement after	Change
30 Oct 2019	30.93% 15 Oct 2019	31.83% 31 Oct 2019	+0.90
24 Jul 2019	28.96% 15 Jul 2019	26.47% 31 Jul 2019	−2.49
25 Apr 2019	25.89% 15 Apr 2019	26.20% 30 Apr 2019	+0.31
27 Feb 2019	28.55% 15 Feb 2019	27.57% 28 Feb 2019	−0.98
8 Nov 2018	22.32% 31 Oct 2018	22.82% 15 Nov 2018	+0.50
1 Aug 2018	24.44% 31 Jul 2018	24.27% 15 Aug 2018	−0.17
25 Apr 2018	27.45% 13 Apr 2018	26.47% 30 Apr 2018	−0.98
21 Feb 2018	26.65% 15 Feb 2018	27.92% 28 Feb 2018	+1.27

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Short position data for Medicines Company (The): FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2019. https://howshorted.com/us/company/mdco-2020/

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<ref>{{cite web |title=Medicines Company (The) short position data |url=https://howshorted.com/us/company/mdco-2020/ |website=HowShorted |publisher=howshorted.com (data: FINRA) |date=2019-12-31 |access-date=2026-10-13}}</ref>

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@misc{howshorted-medicines-company-the-2019-12-31,
  title        = {Medicines Company (The) short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/mdco-2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2019; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2019}
}

Sector: Healthcare · By year: 2018 · 2019

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement date	Short %	Change
31 Dec 2019	35.08%	+3.50
13 Dec 2019	31.58%	+2.66
29 Nov 2019	28.92%	−2.85
15 Nov 2019	31.77%	−0.06
31 Oct 2019	31.83%	+0.90
15 Oct 2019	30.93%	+0.24
30 Sep 2019	30.69%	+1.65
13 Sep 2019	29.04%	+0.58
30 Aug 2019	28.46%	+1.62
15 Aug 2019	26.84%	+0.37
31 Jul 2019	26.47%	−2.49
15 Jul 2019	28.96%	−2.18
28 Jun 2019	31.14%	+3.30
14 Jun 2019	27.84%	+1.25
31 May 2019	26.59%	+0.11
15 May 2019	26.48%	+0.28
30 Apr 2019	26.20%	+0.31
15 Apr 2019	25.89%	−0.91
29 Mar 2019	26.80%	−0.60
15 Mar 2019	27.40%	−0.17
28 Feb 2019	27.57%	−0.98
15 Feb 2019	28.55%	+0.88
31 Jan 2019	27.67%	+0.29
15 Jan 2019	27.38%	−1.13
31 Dec 2018	28.51%	+3.87
14 Dec 2018	24.64%	+1.20
30 Nov 2018	23.44%	+0.62
15 Nov 2018	22.82%	+0.50
31 Oct 2018	22.32%	−1.48
15 Oct 2018	23.80%	−0.33
28 Sep 2018	24.13%	−0.55
14 Sep 2018	24.68%	+0.91
31 Aug 2018	23.77%	−0.50
15 Aug 2018	24.27%	−0.17
31 Jul 2018	24.44%	−1.57
13 Jul 2018	26.01%	−0.27
29 Jun 2018	26.28%	−0.24
15 Jun 2018	26.52%	−1.70
31 May 2018	28.22%	+2.16
15 May 2018	26.06%	−0.41
30 Apr 2018	26.47%	−0.98
13 Apr 2018	27.45%	+0.21
29 Mar 2018	27.24%	+0.43
15 Mar 2018	26.81%	−1.11
28 Feb 2018	27.92%	+1.27
15 Feb 2018	26.65%	+0.25
31 Jan 2018	26.40%	−0.56
12 Jan 2018	26.96%	+0.39
29 Dec 2017	26.57%	–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted was Medicines Company (The)?: Medicines Company (The) left the US market in 2019. Its final reported figure was 35.08% of shares outstanding for settlement date 31 Dec 2019, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report; this page preserves its full history.
What does this number include?: FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?: US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this MDCO's short float?: No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is MDCO's days to cover?: 12.63 days for settlement date 31 Dec 2019: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?: US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.