CNS Short Volume
Cohen & Steers, Inc. (CNS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $3.74B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 411 people, carrying a beta of 1.26 to the broader market. Cohen & Steers, Inc. Led by Joseph Martin Harvey, public since 2004-08-16.
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
- 32.0K
- Total Volume
- 50.6K
- Short %
- 63.13%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.88%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Cohen & Steers, Inc..
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CNS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $75.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 2.3K | 27.9% | $0.05 | $2.95 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CNS short volume questions
- What is the daily CNS short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Cohen & Steers, Inc. (CNS) short volume is 32.0K shares against 50.6K total reported volume, or 63.13% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CNS 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 CNS 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.