UNM Short Volume
Unum Group (UNM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Insurance - Life industry, with a market capitalization near $12.85B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 10,833 people, carrying a beta of 0.23 to the broader market. Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland. Led by Richard Paul McKenney, public since 1986-11-06.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 164.4K
- Total Volume
- 315.2K
- Short %
- 52.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 34.77%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Unum Group.
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UNM most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $85.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 46 | 5.1K | 21.2% | $1.25 | $2.35 |
| PUT | $80.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 207 | 133 | 23.3% | $1.15 | $1.70 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked UNM short volume questions
- What is the daily UNM short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Unum Group (UNM) short volume is 164.4K shares against 315.2K total reported volume, or 52.15% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is UNM 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 UNM 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.