JEF Short Volume
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Capital Markets industry, with a market capitalization near $10.90B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7,701 people, carrying a beta of 1.53 to the broader market. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Led by Richard Brian Handler, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 211.3K
- Total Volume
- 576.0K
- Short %
- 36.68%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.41%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
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JEF most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $55.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 7 | 8.3K | 35.6% | $1.00 | $1.35 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked JEF short volume questions
- What is the daily JEF short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) short volume is 211.3K shares against 576.0K total reported volume, or 36.68% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is JEF 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 JEF 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.