VMRK Short Volume
Vivmark Residential (VMRK) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Residential industry, with a market capitalization near $22.80B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,011 people, carrying a beta of 0.75 to the broader market. Vivmark Residential is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and S&P 500 company formed through the August 2026 merger of equals between Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities. Led by Benjamin W. Schall, public since 1993-08-12.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 495.1K
- Total Volume
- 917.0K
- Short %
- 53.99%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.56%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vivmark Residential.
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VMRK most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $60.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 138 | 948.2% | $0.30 | $1.35 |
| PUT | $60.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 | 158 | 948.2% | $0.15 | $0.35 |
| PUT | $62.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 28 | 864 | 920.7% | $1.60 | $2.20 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked VMRK short volume questions
- What is the daily VMRK short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) short volume is 495.1K shares against 917.0K total reported volume, or 53.99% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VMRK 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 VMRK 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.