---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-014386"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DJT"
cik: "0001849635"
company_name: "Trump Media & Technology Group Corp."
filed_at: "2025-04-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T12:18:33.652545+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trump Media sends SEC memo alleging illegal naked short selling of DJT stock

## Summary
- TMTG sent memo to SEC Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda on April 17, 2025, accusing Qube Research & Technologies of potential naked short selling.
- Qube disclosed a nearly 6M share short position in DJT on April 10, 2025, but only in Germany, not US markets.
- Nasdaq reported DJT short interest of 10.7M shares as of March 31, 2025, virtually unchanged at ~11M as of April 16.
- TMTG notes DJT was on Nasdaq's Reg SHO Threshold Security List for over two months in 2024.
- Company urges SEC to investigate and report findings to civil and criminal authorities.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-014386
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DJT
- cik: 0001849635
- company_name: Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000114036125014386/0001140361-25-014386-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000114036125014386/ef20047611_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-014386.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-014386.txt

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