SLG Short Volume
SL Green Realty Corp. (SLG) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Office industry, with a market capitalization near $3.48B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,289 people, carrying a beta of 1.60 to the broader market. SL Green Realty Corp. Led by Marc Holliday, public since 1997-08-15.
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
- 139.5K
- Total Volume
- 401.0K
- Short %
- 34.78%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.08%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for SL Green Realty Corp..
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SLG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $47.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 4.9K | 38.8% | $0.55 | $1.25 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked SLG short volume questions
- What is the daily SLG short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, SL Green Realty Corp. (SLG) short volume is 139.5K shares against 401.0K total reported volume, or 34.78% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SLG 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 SLG 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.