VOYA Short Volume
Voya Financial, Inc. (VOYA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Investment - Banking & Investment Services industry, with a market capitalization near $8.26B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 11,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.92 to the broader market. Voya Financial, Inc. Led by Heather Lavallee, public since 2013-05-02.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 133.5K
- Total Volume
- 309.1K
- Short %
- 43.19%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 35.26%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Voya Financial, Inc..
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VOYA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $90.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2 | 6.0K | 33.8% | $4.80 | $5.80 |
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 VOYA short volume questions
- What is the daily VOYA short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Voya Financial, Inc. (VOYA) short volume is 133.5K shares against 309.1K total reported volume, or 43.19% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VOYA 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 VOYA 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.