GEO Short Volume
The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Security & Protection Services industry, with a market capitalization near $4.07B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 18,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.78 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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 220.8K
- Total Volume
- 663.6K
- Short %
- 33.27%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.00%
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GEO most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $34.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 6.6K | 438 | 49.3% | $0.15 | $0.40 |
| CALL | $29.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 6.5K | 9.6K | 50.5% | $1.95 | $2.50 |
| PUT | $29.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 1.8K | 254 | 61.5% | $1.75 | $2.10 |
Top 3 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 Sep 30, 2026, The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) short volume is 220.8K shares against 663.6K total reported volume, or 33.27% 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.