WSBF Market Structure

Waterstone Financial, Inc. (WSBF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $367.6M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 600 people, carrying a beta of 0.73 to the broader market. Waterstone Financial, Inc. Led by William F. Bruss, public since 2005-10-05.

Market structure data reveals where a stock trades across exchanges, dark pools, and alternative trading systems. Understanding off-exchange activity helps identify institutional trading patterns and liquidity dynamics.

Latest Week Ending
2026-05-25
Weekly OTC Shares
18.9K
Weekly OTC Trades
616
12-Week Total Shares
457.6K
Avg Trade Size (12-Week)
45 shares

How Single-Name Off-Exchange Volume Affects Options

For single-name equities, persistent off-exchange volume concentrations can flag institutional positioning - large blocks arranged through ATS venues to avoid lit-market impact, or correlation-arbitrage flow from sector rotation. The flow doesn't directly move the lit-market price (it prints at the ATS) but it changes the inventory position of the institutional counterparty, which then drives subsequent lit-market flow. Compare the off-exchange volume series above with WSBF's gamma exposure and options volume history to see whether unusual dark-pool activity coincides with rebalancing in the options book.

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Frequently asked WSBF market structure questions

What is the current WSBF off-exchange volume?
For the week ending May 25, 2026, Waterstone Financial, Inc. (WSBF) recorded 18.9K shares across 616 trades (average trade size 31 shares). The 12-week cumulative total is 457.6K shares.
What does WSBF off-exchange volume mean for traders?
Off-exchange volume on a single-name equity reflects institutional block trades arranged through alternative trading systems (ATS) for liquidity rather than information reasons. Persistent ATS volume on a name can signal large institutional repositioning; the lit-market price impact lags the off-exchange print by hours to days as the institutional counterparty hedges or unwinds.
How is WSBF market-structure data sourced?
Weekly off-exchange volume figures come from FINRA's OTC Transparency reporting, which captures trades executed through FINRA-member off-exchange venues including ATSs and member firm internalization desks. FINRA publishes the data with a two-week lag (current-week-minus-two-weeks) for ATS-specific volume and weekly aggregate volume; the totals here aggregate all member firm reporting. Trades cleared via the listed-exchange auction are NOT included; the figure reflects only the off-exchange portion of total volume.