HIW Short Volume
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Office industry, with a market capitalization near $3.30B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 350 people, carrying a beta of 1.11 to the broader market. Highwoods Properties, Inc. Led by Theodore J. Klinck, public since 1994-06-08.
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
- 372.6K
- Total Volume
- 496.1K
- Short %
- 75.11%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 72.59%
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HIW most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $30.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1 | 1.0K | 297.6% | $1.35 | $1.70 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked HIW short volume questions
- What is the daily HIW short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) short volume is 372.6K shares against 496.1K total reported volume, or 75.11% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HIW 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 HIW 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.