> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.benzinga.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> Overview of the Market Data APIs

## Introduction

The Market Data APIs provide comprehensive market information including delayed quotes, market movers, and short interest data for securities.

## Market Movers

The Market Movers API provides real-time data on the top gaining, losing, and most actively traded securities. Use this endpoint to identify:

* **Gainers** - Securities with the highest positive price change
* **Losers** - Securities with the highest negative price change
* **Volume Leaders** - Securities with the highest trading volume

Each result includes price, change percentage, volume, market cap, sector, and float data.

### [Get Market Movers](/api-reference/market-data/get-market-movers)

Get top market movers including gainers, losers, and volume leaders.

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## Short Interest Data

The Short Interest API provides short selling activity data for securities. This data is valuable for understanding market sentiment and identifying potential short squeeze candidates.

Key metrics include:

* **Total Short Interest** - Number of shares sold short
* **Days to Cover** - Estimated days to cover short positions based on average volume
* **Short % of Float** - Percentage of float shares sold short
* **Month-over-Month Change** - Change in short interest from prior month

### [Get Short Interest Data](/api-reference/market-data/get-short-interest-data)

Get short interest data for securities.