MAIN Short Volume
Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $5.44B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 110 people, carrying a beta of 0.72 to the broader market. Main Street Capital Corporation functions as a Business Development Company (BDC), providing diverse capital solutions across different market segments. Led by Dwayne Louis Hyzak, public since 2007-10-09.
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
- 110.4K
- Total Volume
- 204.9K
- Short %
- 53.87%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.34%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Main Street Capital Corporation.
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Frequently asked MAIN short volume questions
- What is the daily MAIN short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) short volume is 110.4K shares against 204.9K total reported volume, or 53.87% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MAIN 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 MAIN 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.