BANC Short Volume
Banc of California, Inc. (BANC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $3.21B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,903 people, carrying a beta of 1.16 to the broader market. Banc of California, Inc. Led by Jared Wolff, public since 2002-08-23.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 421.9K
- Total Volume
- 821.6K
- Short %
- 51.35%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.22%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Banc of California, Inc..
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BANC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $20.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 315 | 1.7K | 382.6% | $0.70 | $0.90 |
| PUT | $20.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 0 | 1.7K | 382.6% | $0.25 | $0.40 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked BANC short volume questions
- What is the daily BANC short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Banc of California, Inc. (BANC) short volume is 421.9K shares against 821.6K total reported volume, or 51.35% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BANC 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 BANC 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.