BANC Short Volume
Banc of California, Inc. (BANC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $3.03B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,904 people, carrying a beta of 1.14 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 312.5K
- Total Volume
- 471.8K
- Short %
- 66.23%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.57%
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 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 2.9K | 546.2% | $0.60 | $0.95 |
| PUT | $20.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 286 | 546.2% | $0.05 | $2.45 |
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 Aug 14, 2026, Banc of California, Inc. (BANC) short volume is 312.5K shares against 471.8K total reported volume, or 66.23% 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.