FRMEP Short Volume

First Merchants Corporation (FRMEP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $2.78B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,086 people, carrying a beta of 0.85 to the broader market. First Merchants Corporation functions as the parent company for First Merchants Bank, which delivers a comprehensive suite of community banking services. Led by Mark K. Hardwick, public since 2020-08-18.

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
2026-08-26
Short Volume
5
Total Volume
75
Short %
6.67%
30-Day Avg Short %
46.78%

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

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Frequently asked FRMEP short volume questions

What is the daily FRMEP short volume?
As of Aug 26, 2026, First Merchants Corporation (FRMEP) short volume is 5 shares against 75 total reported volume, or 6.67% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FRMEP 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 FRMEP 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.