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Most Shares Sold Short
Institution Position
1 Citicorp 22,820,905
2 Fleet Financial Group Inc. 21,107,718
3 Bank of New York 11,647,450
4 Norwest Corp. 9,873,388
5 BankAmerica Corp. 5,721,404
6 National City Corp. 5,335,963
7 First USA Inc. 4,453,402
8 American Express Co. 4,332,220
9 Federal Home Ln. Mtg. Corp. 4,017,244
10 Glendale Federal Bank 3,658,603
Most Days to Cover*
Institution Days
1 Lomas Financial Corp. 49.2
2 First Republic Bancorp 45.5
3 Valley National Bancorp 31.4
4 National City Corp. 31.2
5 Southern National Corp. 30.8
6 Park National Corp. 29.2
7 Fleet Financial Group Inc. 26.9
8 First National Bancshares 22.8
9 First USA Inc. 18
10 Norwest Corp. 17.8
Largest Unit Increases
Institution Unit Chg.
1 Bank of New York 5,166,523
2 Fleet Financial Group Inc. 4,568,140
3 Norwest Corp. 2,737,669
4 Glendale Federal Bank 1,528,673
5 First Bank System Inc. 964,359
6 Keycorp Inc. 769,623
7 Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 745,410
8 Comerica Inc. 661,098
9 Chase Manhattan Corp. 443,478
10 State Street Boston Corp. 440,562
Largest Unit Decreases
Institution Unit Chg.
1 Chemical Banking Corp. -4,182,193
2 Citicorp -2,901,432
3 BankAmerica Corp. -2,219,278
4 Dean Witter Discover & Co. -1,378,175
5 First Chicago Corp. -576,451
6 Lomas Financial Corp. -575,417
7 MBNA Corp. -427,995
8 First USA Inc. -357,441
9 Bank of Boston Corp. -316,361
10 Green Tree Fin'l Corp. -267,455
Largest Percent Increases
Institution Pct Chg.
1 Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 611.90%
2 Bancorp Hawaii 456.80%
3 Crestar Financial Corp. 273.00%
4 Comerica Inc. 160.10%
5 Mercantile Bancorp 129.90%
6 Mercury Finance Co. 129.10%
7 CFX Corp. 95.50%
8 Bank of New York 79.70%
9 Glendale Federal Bank 71.80%
10 Synovous Financial Corp. 67.30%
Largest Percent Decreases**
Institution Pct Chg.
1 Unionfed Financial Corp. -79.20%
2 Shawmut Natl. Wrnts-1/96 -75.10%
3 Foothill Group Inc. -74.10%
4 Colonial BancGroup Inc. -70.50%
5 Chemical Banking Corp. -68.80%
6 Dean Witter Discover & Co. -66.60%
7 First Commonwealth Financial -41.20%
8 AT&T Capital Corp. -39.50%
9 Green Tree Fin'l Corp. -38.70%
10 Bank of Boston Corp. -34.60%
