META Short Volume
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $1.67T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 75,472 people, carrying a beta of 1.24 to the broader market. Meta Platforms Inc. Led by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, public since 2012-05-18.
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
- 2026-09-11
- Short Volume
- 2.1M
- Total Volume
- 5.8M
- Short %
- 35.98%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 33.73%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Meta Platforms, Inc..
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META most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $750.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 2.7K | 246.9K | 40.5% | $29.95 | $30.55 |
| CALL | $750.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 2.7K | 246.9K | 40.5% | $29.95 | $30.55 |
| PUT | $660.00 | Sep 14, 2026 | 5.8K | 107 | 26.1% | $13.10 | $13.35 |
| CALL | $700.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 386 | 117.0K | 40.4% | $44.35 | $45.00 |
| CALL | $800.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 135 | 107.8K | 40.8% | $19.85 | $20.20 |
| CALL | $700.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 386 | 117.0K | 40.4% | $44.35 | $45.00 |
| CALL | $650.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 3.1K | 13.6K | 35.1% | $12.20 | $12.35 |
| CALL | $800.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 135 | 107.8K | 40.8% | $19.85 | $20.20 |
| CALL | $665.00 | Sep 14, 2026 | 3.0K | 119 | 26.6% | $1.28 | $1.32 |
| CALL | $670.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 7.3K | 13.1K | 35.6% | $5.15 | $5.20 |
Top 10 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked META short volume questions
- What is the daily META short volume?
- As of Sep 11, 2026, Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) short volume is 2.1M shares against 5.8M total reported volume, or 35.98% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is META 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 META 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.