MAC Short Volume
The Macerich Company (MAC) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $7.35B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 597 people, carrying a beta of 2.07 to the broader market. Macerich operates as a comprehensive, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that independently oversees all aspects of its operations. Led by Jackson Hsieh, public since 1994-03-10.
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
- 746.4K
- Total Volume
- 835.4K
- Short %
- 89.35%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.75%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Macerich Company.
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MAC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $25.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 29 | 123 | 663.9% | $0.10 | $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 MAC short volume questions
- What is the daily MAC short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, The Macerich Company (MAC) short volume is 746.4K shares against 835.4K total reported volume, or 89.35% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MAC 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 MAC 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.