OKTA Short Volume
Okta, Inc. (OKTA) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Infrastructure industry, with a market capitalization near $24.47B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 6,366 people, carrying a beta of 0.77 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 532.4K
- Total Volume
- 1.1M
- Short %
- 47.12%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.72%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $80.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 208 | 150 | 85.2% | $0.01 | $0.45 |
| PUT | $85.00 | Aug 28, 2026 | 328 | 259 | 91.9% | $0.02 | $0.15 |
Top 2 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 Aug 14, 2026, Okta, Inc. (OKTA) short volume is 532.4K shares against 1.1M total reported volume, or 47.12% 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.