GEO Short Volume
The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Security & Protection Services industry, with a market capitalization near $4.06B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 16,500 people, carrying a beta of 0.83 to the broader market. The GEO Group, Inc. Led by George C. Zoley, public since 1994-07-27.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 240.1K
- Total Volume
- 706.0K
- Short %
- 34.01%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 36.28%
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GEO most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $32.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 203 | 14.2K | 55.8% | $0.55 | $0.75 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 144 | 10.8K | 52.7% | $1.25 | $1.40 |
| PUT | $30.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 494 | 176 | 55.0% | $2.90 | $3.20 |
| CALL | $29.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 728 | 6.1K | 52.4% | $1.70 | $1.85 |
| CALL | $26.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 12 | 10.7K | 57.2% | $3.80 | $4.30 |
Top 5 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked GEO short volume questions
- What is the daily GEO short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) short volume is 240.1K shares against 706.0K total reported volume, or 34.01% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GEO 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 GEO 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.