DFP Short Volume

Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. (DFP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $432.7M, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.75 to the broader market. The Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. Led by Donald Frasier Crumrine, public since 2013-05-24.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
24.2K
Total Volume
51.3K
Short %
47.05%
30-Day Avg Short %
40.77%

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Frequently asked DFP short volume questions

What is the daily DFP short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. (DFP) short volume is 24.2K shares against 51.3K total reported volume, or 47.05% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is DFP 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 DFP 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.