LIN Market Structure

Linde plc (LIN) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $240.38B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 65,069 people, carrying a beta of 0.73 to the broader market. Linde plc functions as a global industrial gas and engineering powerhouse, extending its operations throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Led by Sanjiv Lamba, public since 1992-06-17.

Market structure data reveals where a stock trades across exchanges, dark pools, and alternative trading systems. Understanding off-exchange activity helps identify institutional trading patterns and liquidity dynamics.

Latest Week Ending
2026-06-08
Weekly OTC Shares
1.6M
Weekly OTC Trades
42.7K
12-Week Total Shares
20.2M
Avg Trade Size (12-Week)
40 shares

How Single-Name Off-Exchange Volume Affects Options

For single-name equities, persistent off-exchange volume concentrations can flag institutional positioning - large blocks arranged through ATS venues to avoid lit-market impact, or correlation-arbitrage flow from sector rotation. The flow doesn't directly move the lit-market price (it prints at the ATS) but it changes the inventory position of the institutional counterparty, which then drives subsequent lit-market flow. Compare the off-exchange volume series above with LIN's gamma exposure and options volume history to see whether unusual dark-pool activity coincides with rebalancing in the options book.

Showing 12 weeks of off-exchange trading data for Linde plc.

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Frequently asked LIN market structure questions

What is the current LIN off-exchange volume?
For the week ending Jun 8, 2026, Linde plc (LIN) recorded 1.6M shares across 42.7K trades (average trade size 38 shares). The 12-week cumulative total is 20.2M shares.
What does LIN off-exchange volume mean for traders?
Off-exchange volume on a single-name equity reflects institutional block trades arranged through alternative trading systems (ATS) for liquidity rather than information reasons. Persistent ATS volume on a name can signal large institutional repositioning; the lit-market price impact lags the off-exchange print by hours to days as the institutional counterparty hedges or unwinds.
How is LIN market-structure data sourced?
Weekly off-exchange volume figures come from FINRA's OTC Transparency reporting, which captures trades executed through FINRA-member off-exchange venues including ATSs and member firm internalization desks. FINRA publishes the data with a two-week lag (current-week-minus-two-weeks) for ATS-specific volume and weekly aggregate volume; the totals here aggregate all member firm reporting. Trades cleared via the listed-exchange auction are NOT included; the figure reflects only the off-exchange portion of total volume.