TDEC Short Volume
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December (TDEC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $16.3M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.46 to the broader market. TDEC utilizes FLEX options to track the price returns of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, with an upside cap of 16. public since 2024-12-23.
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
- 317
- Total Volume
- 414
- Short %
- 76.57%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.58%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December.
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Frequently asked TDEC short volume questions
- What is the daily TDEC short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December (TDEC) short volume is 317 shares against 414 total reported volume, or 76.57% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TDEC 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 TDEC 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.