MKL Short Volume
Markel Corporation (MKL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Insurance - Property & Casualty industry, with a market capitalization near $24.03B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 22,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.67 to the broader market. Markel Corporation operates as a multifaceted financial conglomerate, engaging in the marketing and underwriting of specialized insurance offerings across numerous global regions. Led by Thomas Sinnickson Gayner, public since 1986-12-12.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 7.6K
- Total Volume
- 20.9K
- Short %
- 36.38%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.03%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Markel Corporation.
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Frequently asked MKL short volume questions
- What is the daily MKL short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Markel Corporation (MKL) short volume is 7.6K shares against 20.9K total reported volume, or 36.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MKL 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 MKL 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.