FISV Short Volume
Fiserv, Inc. (FISV) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Information Technology Services industry, with a market capitalization near $27.49B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 38,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.82 to the broader market. Fiserv, Inc. Led by Takis Georgakopoulos, public since 1986-09-25.
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
- 698.1K
- Total Volume
- 1.8M
- Short %
- 39.43%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.53%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Fiserv, Inc..
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FISV most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $50.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 388 | 154.2K | 38.8% | $0.80 | $0.85 |
| CALL | $55.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 480 | 103.5K | 38.0% | $2.35 | $2.45 |
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 FISV short volume questions
- What is the daily FISV short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Fiserv, Inc. (FISV) short volume is 698.1K shares against 1.8M total reported volume, or 39.43% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FISV 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 FISV 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.