TEX Short Volume
Terex Corporation (TEX) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Agricultural - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $4.80B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 10,700 people, carrying a beta of 1.49 to the broader market. Operating globally, Terex Corporation specializes in the production and distribution of aerial work platforms and a diverse range of materials processing equipment. Led by Simon A. Meester, public since 1980-03-19.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 153.0K
- Total Volume
- 274.3K
- Short %
- 55.78%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 63.95%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Terex Corporation.
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TEX most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $70.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1.9K | 930 | 54.1% | $2.55 | $3.40 |
| CALL | $75.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1.9K | 1.9K | 50.9% | $1.20 | $1.90 |
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 TEX short volume questions
- What is the daily TEX short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Terex Corporation (TEX) short volume is 153.0K shares against 274.3K total reported volume, or 55.78% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TEX 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 TEX 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.