BKU Short Volume
BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $3.33B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,662 people, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. BankUnited, Inc. Led by Rajinder Singh, public since 2011-01-28.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 83.9K
- Total Volume
- 155.8K
- Short %
- 53.81%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.32%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for BankUnited, Inc..
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BKU most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $55.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 6 | 32.0K | 35.1% | $0.60 | $0.95 |
| CALL | $55.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 6 | 32.0K | 35.1% | $0.60 | $0.95 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked BKU short volume questions
- What is the daily BKU short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) short volume is 83.9K shares against 155.8K total reported volume, or 53.81% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BKU 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 BKU 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.