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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 04/17/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 04/17/2025

Posted April 21, 2025 at 11:00 am

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1NIONIO INC – ADR
2RGTIRIGETTI COMPUTING INC
3QBTSD-WAVE QUANTUM INC
4RIVNRIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC-A
5ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
6LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
7OXLCOXFORD LANE CAPITAL CORP
8ASTSAST SPACEMOBILE INC
9FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
10OKLOOKLO INC
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
3XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
4RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
5HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
6ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
7IBITISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF
8UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
9YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
10EWJISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1BULLWEBULL CORP
2HTZHERTZ GLOBAL HLDGS INC
3USARUSA RARE EARTH INC
4SBEVSPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP INC
5JNVRJANOVER INC
6TGLTREASURE GLOBAL INC
7OSTOSTIN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LT
8SNYRSYNERGY CHC CORP
9ARECAMERICAN RESOURCES CORP
10ADGMADAGIO MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
4VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
5SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
6LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
7NRGDMICROS US BIGOIL -3X INV LEV
8ITBISHARES U.S. HOME CONSTRUCTI
9IYRISHARES US REAL ESTATE ETF
10FCORFIDELITY CORPORATE BOND ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1BULLWEBULL CORP
2JNVRJANOVER INC
3ARQQARQIT QUANTUM INC
4SKBLSKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOL-A
5ATGLALPHA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD-A
6USARUSA RARE EARTH INC
7MLGOMICROALGO INC
8MBOTMICROBOT MEDICAL INC
9RZLVREZOLVE AI PLC
10AZULAZUL SA-ADR
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1MSTZT-REX 2X INVERSE MSTR DT ETF
2UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
3SBITPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BITCOIN
4SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
5NVDQT-REX 2X INVERSE NVIDIA DLY
6IGOVISHARES INTERNATIONAL TREASU
7REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
8UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
9TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
10VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

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