TOST Short Volume
Toast, Inc. (TOST) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Infrastructure industry, with a market capitalization near $16.81B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 6,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.73 to the broader market. Toast, Inc. Led by Aman Narang, public since 2021-09-22.
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
- 3.1M
- Total Volume
- 4.6M
- Short %
- 66.41%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.74%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Toast, Inc..
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TOST most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $30.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 448 | 254 | 43.1% | $0.67 | $0.79 |
| CALL | $50.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 6 | 20.6K | 51.3% | $0.10 | $0.15 |
| PUT | $20.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 18.8K | 53.0% | $0.18 | $0.29 |
| CALL | $35.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 32 | 18.1K | 46.8% | $1.03 | $1.34 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked TOST short volume questions
- What is the daily TOST short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Toast, Inc. (TOST) short volume is 3.1M shares against 4.6M total reported volume, or 66.41% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TOST 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 TOST 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.