UBSI Short Volume
United Bankshares, Inc. (UBSI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $6.74B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,740 people, carrying a beta of 0.73 to the broader market. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia, United Bankshares, Inc. Led by Richard Matthew Adams Jr., public since 1987-06-04.
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
- 115.6K
- Total Volume
- 128.0K
- Short %
- 90.32%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 76.15%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for United Bankshares, Inc..
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UBSI most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $50.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 134 | 341.9% | $0.05 | $0.30 |
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 UBSI short volume questions
- What is the daily UBSI short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, United Bankshares, Inc. (UBSI) short volume is 115.6K shares against 128.0K total reported volume, or 90.32% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is UBSI 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 UBSI 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.