OKTA Short Volume
Okta, Inc. (OKTA) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Infrastructure industry, with a market capitalization near $34.74B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 6,366 people, carrying a beta of 0.79 to the broader market. Okta, Inc. Led by Todd McKinnon, public since 2017-04-07.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 983.3K
- Total Volume
- 1.6M
- Short %
- 59.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.40%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Okta, Inc..
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OKTA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $220.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 53 | 3.0K | 58.2% | $6.10 | $6.75 |
| CALL | $217.50 | Oct 2, 2026 | 758 | 169 | 68.4% | $1.48 | $2.34 |
| PUT | $197.50 | Oct 2, 2026 | 255 | 101 | 62.8% | $0.27 | $0.50 |
| CALL | $230.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 165 | 2.4K | 57.9% | $3.40 | $4.05 |
| CALL | $200.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 52 | 2.0K | 55.5% | $14.90 | $17.00 |
| PUT | $210.00 | Oct 2, 2026 | 635 | 618 | 64.4% | $3.00 | $4.25 |
Top 6 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked OKTA short volume questions
- What is the daily OKTA short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Okta, Inc. (OKTA) short volume is 983.3K shares against 1.6M total reported volume, or 59.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is OKTA 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 OKTA 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.