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 $422.5M, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. 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

2026-06-01

Short Volume

14.3K

Total Volume

47.2K

Short %

30.23%

30-Day Avg Short %

35.31%

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Frequently asked DFP short volume questions

What is the daily DFP short volume?

As of Jun 1, 2026, Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. (DFP) short volume is 14.3K shares against 47.2K total reported volume, or 30.23% 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.