LEG Short Volume
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry, with a market capitalization near $1.29B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 15,900 people, carrying a beta of 0.75 to the broader market. Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, founded in Carthage, Missouri, in 1883, operates as a global entity specializing in the engineering, manufacturing, and marketing of a wide array of components and finished goods. Led by Karl G. Glassman, 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 191.3K
- Total Volume
- 383.9K
- Short %
- 49.82%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.20%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Leggett & Platt, Incorporated.
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LEG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $10.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 0 | 603 | 629.2% | $0.20 | $0.40 |
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 LEG short volume questions
- What is the daily LEG short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) short volume is 191.3K shares against 383.9K total reported volume, or 49.82% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LEG 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 LEG 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.