BEN Short Volume
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $16.20B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 10,100 people, carrying a beta of 1.58 to the broader market. Franklin Resources, Inc. Led by Jennifer Johnson, public since 1983-09-23.
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
- 626.8K
- Total Volume
- 2.0M
- Short %
- 31.08%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.49%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Franklin Resources, Inc..
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BEN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $32.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 4 | 1.5K | 905.3% | $1.45 | $1.80 |
| PUT | $31.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1.5K | 2.1K | 730.2% | $0.55 | $0.80 |
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 BEN short volume questions
- What is the daily BEN short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) short volume is 626.8K shares against 2.0M total reported volume, or 31.08% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BEN 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 BEN 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.