FHN Short Volume
First Horizon Corporation (FHN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $12.44B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7,404 people, carrying a beta of 0.62 to the broader market. First Horizon Corporation functions as the parent company of First Horizon Bank, offering a diverse range of financial services. Led by D. Bryan Jordan, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 185.9K
- Total Volume
- 1.6M
- Short %
- 11.82%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 34.62%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Horizon Corporation.
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FHN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $28.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 39 | 129.6K | 26.3% | $0.65 | $0.80 |
| CALL | $28.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 39 | 129.6K | 26.3% | $0.65 | $0.80 |
| CALL | $31.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 100.0K | 24.6% | $0.25 | $0.40 |
| CALL | $31.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 100.0K | 24.6% | $0.25 | $0.40 |
| CALL | $27.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 6 | 30.2K | 26.4% | $1.05 | $1.15 |
| CALL | $27.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 6 | 30.2K | 26.4% | $1.05 | $1.15 |
Top 6 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked FHN short volume questions
- What is the daily FHN short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, First Horizon Corporation (FHN) short volume is 185.9K shares against 1.6M total reported volume, or 11.82% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FHN 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 FHN 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.