EA Short Volume
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia industry, with a market capitalization near $50.32B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 13,700 people, carrying a beta of 0.66 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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 247.9K
- Total Volume
- 554.9K
- Short %
- 44.67%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.48%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $200.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1.8K | 15.2K | 3.1% | $0.65 | $0.80 |
| CALL | $200.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 255 | 13.9K | 3.1% | $2.85 | $3.40 |
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 EA short volume questions
- What is the daily EA short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) short volume is 247.9K shares against 554.9K total reported volume, or 44.67% 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.