EMB Short Volume
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $14.12B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. iShares Trust - iShares J. public since 2007-12-17.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 1.8M
- Total Volume
- 3.5M
- Short %
- 50.30%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.67%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
EMB most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $95.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 6.0K | 955.2% | $3.60 | $4.40 |
| PUT | $93.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 1.3K | 925.7% | $1.60 | $2.55 |
| PUT | $92.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 | 229 | 792.4% | $0.70 | $1.75 |
| PUT | $91.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 488 | 464.9% | $0.15 | $0.65 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked EMB short volume questions
- What is the daily EMB short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) short volume is 1.8M shares against 3.5M total reported volume, or 50.30% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EMB short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does EMB short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.