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FINRA Reg SHO daily short-sale volume.

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short_volume_daily

FINRA Reg SHO daily short-sale volume for one symbol, combined across the Nasdaq TRF (FNSQ) and NYSE TRF (FNYX). Returns short_volume, short_exempt_volume, total_volume, and short_ratio (short / total

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short_volume_history

FINRA Reg SHO daily short-sale volume time series for one symbol. Returns up to 30 days of records ending at `end_date` (default: most recent published file).

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short_volume_top

Ranks symbols on a given trading day by short_ratio (short_volume / total_volume), aggregated across both TRFs. Useful for spotting heavily-shorted names; combine with a min_volume filter to exclude t

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/finra/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/finra/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"short_volume_daily","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("short_volume_daily", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("finra reg sho daily short-sale volume");