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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 08/28/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 08/28/2025

Posted September 3, 2025 at 12:10 pm

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1CRCLCIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
2NIONIO INC – ADR
3OPENOPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC
4SMRNUSCALE POWER CORP
5LILI AUTO INC – ADR
6QUBTQUANTUM COMPUTING INC
7FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
8SYMSYMBOTIC INC
9PLUGPLUG POWER INC
10ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST 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
1ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
2XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
5XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
6YMAXYIELDMAX UNIVERSE FO IN ETFS
7YINNDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
8SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
9SPXLDIREXION DLY S&P 500 BULL 3X
10YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
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
1OPENOPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC
2OPADOFFERPAD SOLUTIONS INC
3INHDINNO HOLDINGS INC
4SOGPSOUND GROUP INC
5THARTHARIMMUNE INC
6IPDNPROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWO
7STSSSHARPS TECHNOLOGY INC
8ALLRALLARITY THERAPEUTICS INC
9HCWBHCW BIOLOGICS INC
10CWDCALIBERCOS INC-CL A
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
3SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
4ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
5SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
6YINNDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
7GDXUMICROSECTORS GOLD MINERS 3X
8HIMZDEFIANCE DT 2X LONG HIMS ETF
9FYCFIRST TRUST SMALL CAP GROWTH
10MDBXTRADR 2X LONG MDB DAILY ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1ABVEABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC
2NAKAKINDLY MD INC
3BNCCEA INDUSTRIES INC
4ASSTASSET ENTITIES INC-B
5NYRT.ESCNEW YORK REIT INC – ESCROW
6NEGGNEWEGG COMMERCE INC
7RGCREGENCELL BIOSCIENCE HOLDING
8SGBXSAFE & GREEN HOLDINGS CORP
9MEIPMEI PHARMA INC
10STSSSHARPS TECHNOLOGY INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
2PLTZDEFIANCE DAILY TARGET 2X ETF
3SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
4ETHDPRSHRS ULTRSRT ETHR ETF
5MSTXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG MSTR
6DJTUT-REX 2X LNG DJT DLY TRG ETF
7QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
8TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
9REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
10MSTUT-REX 2X LONG MSTR DT ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

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