OPTU Short Interest
Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Telecommunications Services industry, with a market capitalization near $435.7M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 10,900 people, carrying a beta of 1.57 to the broader market. Optimum Communications, Inc. Led by Dennis Mathew, public since 2017-06-22.
Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported bi-monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.
- Settlement Date
- 2026-04-30
- Short Interest
- 30.7M
- Previous Short Interest
- 30.6M
- Change
- 0.09%
- Days to Cover
- 10.03
- Avg Daily Volume
- 3.1M
- Avg Days to Cover (11 reports)
- 14.84
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Frequently asked OPTU short interest questions
- What is the current OPTU short interest?
- As of the Apr 30, 2026 settlement, Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) short interest is 30.7M shares, a +0.09% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
- What is the OPTU days-to-cover ratio?
- Days-to-cover is 10.03, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
- How does OPTU short interest affect options pricing?
- High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.