The current play in the indexes is the 'short'. Known for joining trades
in fashion, hedge funds and brokerage trading desks are piling on and selling.
Here is a look at stocks.
Top Losses (From David Pierson June 19 Bloomberg)
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Short Short Price
Interest Interest Float Chg %
Tkr. Name /Float % (mln shrs) (mln shrs) (5/12-6/10)
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MBI MBIA Inc 16.1 43.5 269.6 -49.1
LEH Lehman Brothers 13.5 74.0 548.0 -38.5
WM Washington Mutual 18.3 192.7 1051.4 -34.8
RF Regions Financial 7.2 49.3 682.5 -33.8
WB Wachovia Corp 5.7 120.5 2119.6 -30.0
CTX Centex Corp 19.0 22.5 118.6 -27.6
DDS Dillard's Inc 21.1 12.1 57.1 -26.8
F Ford Motor Co 13.6 280.3 2060.3 -24.9
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp 6.1 32.2 526.5 -22.7
CIT CIT Group Inc 12.0 33.8 281.1 -22.6
BBT BB&T Corp 8.3 45.3 542.7 -22.2
NCC National City Corp 18.6 139.8 751.0 -22.0
KBH KB Home 33.1 20.4 61.6 -21.8
EK Eastman Kodak Co 16.1 45.7 284.5 -21.2
MI Marshall & Ilsley 6.2 15.8 256.0 -20.5
GT Goodyear Tire 5.9 14.0 237.1 -20.0
DHI DR Horton Inc 15.3 42.4 277.7 -19.7
HBAN Huntington Bancsh. 13.9 50.2 361.1 -19.2
BC Brunswick Corp 22.5 19.4 86.2 -19.2
GM General Motors 17.8 100.6 564.4 -19.0
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