Welcome
Welcome to Square Mile Data. Have you ever wondered about the type of information hedge funds, and investment bank traders have, that you do not? Well short interest on key stocks is one of them. It is used as input into various trading models and to help with ideas generation. e.g. Why is the short interest on some stocks increasing ahead of financial results? There could be many reasons but knowing this can arm the investor with information that help with the next steps they take. We believe the information we generate for this website will help you with ideas generation for your trading efforts. Please read and accept our disclaimer before you proceed.
UK – Top 20 Most Shorted Stocks – FTSE 350 – FSCAP – FAIM50 – FFLED
July 9, 2012
For a list of stocks on loan – updated daily – with the top 20 conveniently located off a single tab – please register at analytics.squaremiledata.com – or click on the analytics tab at the top of the page – or click the search logo on the right. Thanks

UK – Oil & Gas Producers – Latest
June 23, 2012
We now have a search facility that is updated daily, that also allows you to see all stocks for which we have stock loan data, by sector. Please log into analytics.squaremiledata.com. Thanks you

Square Mile Data – System Users – Hall of Fame – Avocet Mining
June 29, 2012
Today we received an Email from one of our regular users who thanked us. This is what he said “Another fine example of SMD information being at the forefront of profit making! AVM – Avocet Mining Plc currently 22.4% SL (dated 28th June). I went short yesterday! I’d just like to add that I only found [...]

Introduction to short interest
March 3, 2012
What is it? If I sell a stock short, then I am selling without owning the stock in anticipation of a fall in price so I can buy them back at a profit. There are two key types Naked short Selling – where the asset is sold without ensuring the security can be borrowed Normal [...]

UK – W/C 14th May 2012 – Forthcoming Events and Latest Stock Loan % Figures
May 13, 2012
Latest Stock Loan % Figures – as at 9th May. Note Stock Loan % figures are always 3 days behind actual lending activity date – to protect interests of those borrowing and lending. Its the same for everone – including hedge fund traders. Sector Ticker Stock Loan % Diary Date Description Index Mining LMI 15.43 [...]





