IRT Short Volume
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (IRT) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Residential industry, with a market capitalization near $3.99B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 917 people, carrying a beta of 0.97 to the broader market. Independence Realty Trust (IRT), publicly traded as NYSE: IRT, operates as a real estate investment trust specializing in owning and managing multifamily apartment communities. Led by Scott F. Schaeffer, public since 2013-08-13.
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
- 392.1K
- Total Volume
- 863.2K
- Short %
- 45.43%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.81%
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IRT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $17.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 0 | 551 | 791.3% | $0.70 | $0.95 |
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 IRT short volume questions
- What is the daily IRT short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (IRT) short volume is 392.1K shares against 863.2K total reported volume, or 45.43% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is IRT 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 IRT 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.