HSBC Short Volume
HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Diversified industry, with a market capitalization near $325.97B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 209,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.57 to the broader market. HSBC Holdings plc functions as a prominent global entity, delivering a full spectrum of banking and financial services around the world. Led by Georges Bahjat El-Hedery, public since 1999-07-16.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 237.0K
- Total Volume
- 739.1K
- Short %
- 32.06%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.32%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for HSBC Holdings plc.
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Frequently asked HSBC short volume questions
- What is the daily HSBC short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) short volume is 237.0K shares against 739.1K total reported volume, or 32.06% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HSBC 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 HSBC 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.