EQR Short Volume
Equity Residential (EQR) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Residential industry, with a market capitalization near $24.15B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,400 people, carrying a beta of 0.75 to the broader market. Equity Residential is committed to cultivating vibrant living environments where residents can flourish. Led by Mark J. Parrell, public since 1993-08-12.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 691.8K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 58.04%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.18%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Equity Residential.
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EQR most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $65.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 310 | 359.4% | $0.70 | $3.00 |
| PUT | $65.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 326 | 359.4% | $0.15 | $1.10 |
| PUT | $62.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 369 | 162.8% | $0.10 | $0.25 |
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 EQR short volume questions
- What is the daily EQR short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Equity Residential (EQR) short volume is 691.8K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 58.04% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EQR 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 EQR 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.