PIPR Short Volume
Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Capital Markets industry, with a market capitalization near $5.72B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,801 people, carrying a beta of 1.47 to the broader market. Piper Sandler Companies operates as an investment bank and institutional securities firm that serves corporations, private equity groups, public entities, non-profit entities, and institutional investors in the United States and internationally. Led by Chad R. Abraham, public since 2004-01-02.
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
- 134.2K
- Total Volume
- 207.1K
- Short %
- 64.79%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.24%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Piper Sandler Companies.
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Frequently asked PIPR short volume questions
- What is the daily PIPR short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) short volume is 134.2K shares against 207.1K total reported volume, or 64.79% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PIPR 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 PIPR 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.