EA Short Volume
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia industry, with a market capitalization near $51.97B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 14,600 people, carrying a beta of 0.64 to the broader market. Electronic Arts Inc. Led by Andrew Wilson, public since 1989-09-20.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 491.8K
- Total Volume
- 956.4K
- Short %
- 51.42%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.15%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Electronic Arts Inc..
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EA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $205.00 | Aug 28, 2026 | 36 | 160 | 661.3% | $4.00 | $4.40 |
| CALL | $205.00 | Aug 7, 2026 | 58 | 244 | 419.0% | $3.00 | $4.30 |
| CALL | $205.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 24 | 2.4K | 414.4% | $4.00 | $4.30 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked EA short volume questions
- What is the daily EA short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) short volume is 491.8K shares against 956.4K total reported volume, or 51.42% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EA 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 EA 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.