MTCH Short Volume
Match Group, Inc. (MTCH) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $8.41B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.36 to the broader market. Match Group, Inc. Led by Spencer Rascoff, public since 1993-01-19.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 550.9K
- Total Volume
- 1.0M
- Short %
- 53.14%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.49%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Match Group, Inc..
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MTCH most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $37.50 | Jun 18, 2026 | 27 | 4.1K | 30.6% | $0.55 | $0.65 |
| CALL | $35.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 9 | 3.2K | 32.2% | $1.55 | $1.70 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked MTCH short volume questions
- What is the daily MTCH short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Match Group, Inc. (MTCH) short volume is 550.9K shares against 1.0M total reported volume, or 53.14% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MTCH 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 MTCH 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.