SEIC Short Volume
SEI Investments Company (SEIC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $12.67B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 5,013 people, carrying a beta of 0.96 to the broader market. SEI Investments Company is a publicly traded enterprise primarily focused on asset management. Led by Ryan Hicke, public since 1981-03-25.
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
- 62.8K
- Total Volume
- 124.9K
- Short %
- 50.32%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.82%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for SEI Investments Company.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
SEIC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $110.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 170 | 843.9% | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| CALL | $105.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 674 | 378.4% | $1.40 | $3.00 |
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 SEIC short volume questions
- What is the daily SEIC short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, SEI Investments Company (SEIC) short volume is 62.8K shares against 124.9K total reported volume, or 50.32% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SEIC 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 SEIC 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.