FRO Short Volume
Frontline Plc (FRO) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Marine Shipping industry, with a market capitalization near $9.17B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 85 people, carrying a beta of 0.05 to the broader market. Frontline plc, a shipping company, engages in the ownership and operation of oil and product tankers worldwide. Led by Lars H. Barstad, public since 2001-08-06.
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
- 268.2K
- Total Volume
- 380.3K
- Short %
- 70.53%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.15%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Frontline Plc.
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Frequently asked FRO short volume questions
- What is the daily FRO short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Frontline Plc (FRO) short volume is 268.2K shares against 380.3K total reported volume, or 70.53% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FRO 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 FRO 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.