FRME Short Volume

First Merchants Corporation (FRME) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $2.49B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,120 people, carrying a beta of 0.87 to the broader market. First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. Led by Mark K. Hardwick, public since 1989-06-20.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
53.2K
Total Volume
85.0K
Short %
62.64%
30-Day Avg Short %
45.63%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Merchants Corporation.

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Frequently asked FRME short volume questions

What is the daily FRME short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, First Merchants Corporation (FRME) short volume is 53.2K shares against 85.0K total reported volume, or 62.64% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FRME 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 FRME 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.