BNS Short Volume
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Diversified industry, with a market capitalization near $94.23B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 88,722 people, carrying a beta of 1.22 to the broader market. The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. Led by L. Scott Thomson, public since 2002-06-07.
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
- 245.8K
- Total Volume
- 312.8K
- Short %
- 78.59%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.94%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Bank of Nova Scotia.
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Frequently asked BNS short volume questions
- What is the daily BNS short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) short volume is 245.8K shares against 312.8K total reported volume, or 78.59% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BNS 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 BNS 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.