NTRS Short Volume
Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Diversified industry, with a market capitalization near $32.17B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 23,400 people, carrying a beta of 1.27 to the broader market. Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company established in 1889 and based in Chicago, Illinois, offers a comprehensive suite of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions worldwide. Led by Michael Gerard O'Grady, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 146.8K
- Total Volume
- 290.2K
- Short %
- 50.59%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.91%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Northern Trust Corporation.
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Frequently asked NTRS short volume questions
- What is the daily NTRS short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) short volume is 146.8K shares against 290.2K total reported volume, or 50.59% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NTRS 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 NTRS 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.