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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/29/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/29/2025

Posted June 3, 2025 at 11:00 am

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1CRWVCOREWEAVE INC-CL A
2OKLOOKLO INC
3NIONIO INC – ADR
4RGTIRIGETTI COMPUTING INC
5LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
6DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
7PCTPURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC
8CMPOCOMPOSECURE INC-A
9ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
10OPFIOPPFI INC
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
4IBITISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF
5HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
6RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
7XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
8QYLDGLOBAL X NASD 100 COV CALL
9KRESPDR S&P REGIONAL BANKING
10YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1CRWVCOREWEAVE INC-CL A
2SBETSHARPLINK GAMING INC
3OKLOOKLO INC
4LVWRLIVEWIRE GROUP INC
5RGCREGENCELL BIOSCIENCE HOLDING
6SGNSIGNING DAY SPORTS INC
7IMNNIMUNON INC
8ZEOZEO ENERGY CORP
9BMGLBASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD
10SGBXSAFE & GREEN HOLDINGS CORP

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1NVDLGRANITESH 2X LNG NVDA ETF
2VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
3USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
4TSLLDIREXION DAILY TSLA BULL 2X
5CONLGRANITESH 2X LNG COIN ETF-US
6IGHGPROSHARES IG HEDGED
7NUGTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
8IONXDEFIANCE DLY T 2X L IONQ ETF
9QQQEDIREXION NASDAQ-100 EQ WEIGH
10FSYDFIDELITY SUSTAINABLE HY ETF
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1SBETSHARPLINK GAMING INC
2NXTTNEXT TECHNOLOGY HOLDING INC
3RGCREGENCELL BIOSCIENCE HOLDING
4NAKAKINDLY MD INC
5PONYPONY AI INC
6DFDVDEFI DEVELOPMENT CORP
7ARQQARQIT QUANTUM INC
8USARUSA RARE EARTH INC
9MULN.OLDMULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
10BULLVWEBULL CORP
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1NVDQT-REX 2X INVERSE NVIDIA DLY
2TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
3SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
4NVDSTRADR 1.5X SHT NVDA ETF-USDI
5TSLZT-REX 2X INVERSE TESLA DLY
6VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
7SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
8HIMZDEFIANCE DT 2X LONG HIMS ETF
9LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
10QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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