KEP Short Volume
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Electric industry, with a market capitalization near $13.92B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 22,875 people, carrying a beta of 0.79 to the broader market. Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) functions as a comprehensive electric utility, responsible for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity within South Korea and in various international markets. Led by Dong-Cheol Kim, public since 1994-10-27.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 154.8K
- Total Volume
- 268.9K
- Short %
- 57.57%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.32%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Korea Electric Power Corporation.
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Frequently asked KEP short volume questions
- What is the daily KEP short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP) short volume is 154.8K shares against 268.9K total reported volume, or 57.57% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KEP 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 KEP 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.