MPT Short Volume
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPT) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Healthcare Facilities industry, with a market capitalization near $1.87B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 121 people, carrying a beta of 1.49 to the broader market. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Led by Edward K. Aldag Jr., public since 2005-07-07.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 4.2M
- Total Volume
- 10.0M
- Short %
- 42.48%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.70%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Medical Properties Trust, Inc..
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MPT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $2.50 | Jun 17, 2027 | 0 | 60.0K | 53.8% | $0.22 | $0.26 |
| PUT | $4.00 | Oct 23, 2026 | 4 | 227 | 956.2% | $0.80 | $0.91 |
| PUT | $4.00 | Dec 17, 2027 | 1 | 33.3K | 46.2% | $1.21 | $1.29 |
| PUT | $3.50 | Oct 23, 2026 | 50 | 398 | 897.1% | $0.34 | $0.39 |
| PUT | $3.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 3 | 29.9K | 45.3% | $0.21 | $0.25 |
| PUT | $2.50 | Dec 15, 2028 | 0 | 23.2K | 49.2% | $0.43 | $0.67 |
| PUT | $5.50 | Mar 19, 2027 | 13 | 22.1K | 49.3% | $2.39 | $2.48 |
| PUT | $7.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 19.9K | 62.4% | $3.80 | $4.00 |
| CALL | $5.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 19.9K | 54.7% | $0.01 | $0.03 |
Top 9 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked MPT short volume questions
- What is the daily MPT short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPT) short volume is 4.2M shares against 10.0M total reported volume, or 42.48% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MPT 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 MPT 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.