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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/23/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/23/2025

Posted October 28, 2025 at 9:30 am

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1CRCLCIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
2SMRNUSCALE POWER CORP
3USARUSA RARE EARTH INC
4XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
5INFYINFOSYS LTD-SP ADR
6GGALGRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA-ADR
7BILIBILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR
8ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
9LILI AUTO INC – ADR
10DIDIYDIDI GLOBAL INC
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1JEPIJPMORGAN EQUITY PREMIUM INCO
2QYLDGLOBAL X NASD 100 COV CALL
3XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
4ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
5TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
6ULTYYIELDMAX ULTRA OPTION INC
7XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
8YMAXYIELDMAX UNIVERSE FO IN ETFS
9VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
10RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
2RANIRANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS-A
3CRCLCIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
4SCNXSCIENTURE HOLDINGS INC
5WGRXWELLGISTICS HEALTH INC
6GNTAGENENTA SCIENCE SPA – ADR
7QLGNQUALIGEN THERAPEUTICS INC
8BENFBENEFICIENT – CLASS A
9NEUPNEUPHORIA THERAPEUTICS INC
10AREBAMERICAN REBEL HOLDINGS INC
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2PPLTABRDN PHYSICAL PLATINUM SHRS
3RGTXDEFIANCE DAILY T2XL RGTI ETF
4RGTZDEFIANCE D TRG 2X S RGTI ETF
5SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
6GDXUMICROSECTORS GOLD MINERS 3X
7ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
8UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
9REITALPS ACTIVE REIT ETF
10SCOPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1NYRT.ESCNEW YORK REIT INC – ESCROW
2HSDTSOLANA CO
3NEGGNEWEGG COMMERCE INC
4ELBMELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CO
5FORDFORWARD INDUSTRIES INC
6DGNXDIGINEX LTD
7SONNSONNET BIOTHERAPEUTICS HOLDI
8AIIOROBO.AI INC
9DFDVDEFI DEVELOPMENT CORP
10SDMSMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1MEMEROUNDHILL MEME STOCK ETF
2CRCAPROSHARES ULTRA CRCL
3IONZDEF DAILY TAR 2X S IONQ ETF
4RGTXDEFIANCE DAILY T2XL RGTI ETF
5QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
6TARKTRADR 2X LONG INNOVATION ETF
7SBITPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BITCOIN
8SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
9RGTZDEFIANCE D TRG 2X S RGTI ETF
10EETHPROSHARES ETHER ETF-USD INC
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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One thought on “IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/23/2025”

  • Fortune Cookie

    Remember all the Greenshoe option fluff, remember JP Morgan said never buy BTC. what do you do when BTC tops? Buy dollars so go ahead and keep shorting circle.

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