FFLX Short Interest
FIRST TRUST FLEXIBLE INCOME ETF (FFLX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.00 to the broader market. An actively managed, multi-sector credit fund that can adjust allocations to different sectors of the market depending on the interest rate and/or economic environment, seeking to provide a robust all-weather credit income solution. public since 2026-08-10.
Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported bi-monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.
- Settlement Date
- 2026-08-14
- Short Interest
- 2.1K
- Previous Short Interest
- 0
- Change
- 100.00%
- Days to Cover
- 1.00
- Avg Daily Volume
- 289.7K
- Avg Days to Cover (1 reports)
- 1.00
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Frequently asked FFLX short interest questions
- What is the current FFLX short interest?
- As of the Aug 14, 2026 settlement, FIRST TRUST FLEXIBLE INCOME ETF (FFLX) short interest is 2.1K shares, a +100.00% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
- What is the FFLX days-to-cover ratio?
- Days-to-cover is 1.00, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
- How does FFLX short interest affect options pricing?
- High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.