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MercadoLibre Inc Short ratio

What is the Short ratio of MercadoLibre Inc?

The Short ratio of MercadoLibre Inc is 1.55

What is the definition of Short ratio?



Short ratio is the number of shares sold short divided by the average daily volume.

= short interest / average daily volume

Short ratio is calculated by dividing the number of shares sold short by the average daily trading volume, generally over the last 30 trading days. The ratio represents the number of days it takes short sellers on average to repurchase all the borrowed shares. The ratio is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends.

The percentage represents the number of days it takes short sellers on average to repurchase all the borrowed shares. Short selling is the practice of selling securities or other financial instruments that are not currently owned, and subsequently repurchasing them. In the event of an interim price decline, the short seller profits, since the cost of (re)purchase is less than the proceeds received upon the initial (short) sale. Conversely, the short position closes out at a loss if the price of a shorted instrument rises prior to repurchase. A high short ratio can be an indicator that there will be some buying pressure on the security that would increase its price.

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What does MercadoLibre Inc do?

founded in 1999 and headquartered in buenos aires, argentina, mercadolibre is latin america’s leading e-commerce technology company. through its primary platforms, mercadolibre.com and mercadopago.com, it provides solutions to individuals and companies buying, selling, advertising, and paying for goods online. mercadolibre.com serves millions of users and creates a market for a wide variety of goods and services in an easy, safe and efficient way. the site is among the top 50 in the world in terms of page views and is the leading retail platform in unique visitors in each country in which it operates according to metrics provided by comscore networks. mercadolibre maintains a leadership position in 13 latin american countries. the company listed on nasdaq (nasdaq: meli) following its initial public offering in 2007.

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