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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 09-14-2026

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 09-14-2026

Posted September 14, 2026 at 12:30 pm

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1PAGPPLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP
2FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
3ASSTSTRIVE INC-A
4NATNORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD
5LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
6SOUNSOUNDHOUND AI INC-A
7LILI AUTO INC – ADR
8INFYINFOSYS LTD-SP ADR
9EOSEEOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC
10RWAYRUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP

Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1IWMISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
2JEPIJPMORGAN EQUITY PREMIUM INCO
3JEPQJPM NASDAQ EQUITY PREMIUM
4SCZISHARES MSCI EAFE SMALL-CAP
5USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
6XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
7IWBISHARES RUSSELL 1000 ETF
8SOXLDIREX DAIL SEMI BU 3X ET-USD
9XOPSPDR S&P OIL & GAS EXPLORATION
10SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1QUBTQUANTUM COMPUTING INC
2EOSEEOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC
3EDRYEURODRY LTD
4BSPAMERICAN STRATEGIC INCOME II
5NEANUVEEN AMT-FR QLTY MUNI INC
6SWVLSWVL HOLDINGS CORP
7ONDSONDAS INC
8ARQQARQIT QUANTUM INC
9NUAINEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC
10SERVSERVE ROBOTICS INC

Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
2BIZDVANECK BDC INCOME ETF
3IWBISHARES RUSSELL 1000 ETF
4BNOUNITED STATES BRENT OIL FUND
5UCOPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG CR
6XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
7SOXSDIREX DAI SEMI BE 3X ETF-USD
8SOLT2X SOLANA ETF
9DLLLGRANITE 2X LONG DELL ETF
10DBOINVESCO DB OIL FUND

Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1SWVLSWVL HOLDINGS CORP
2SWMRSWARMER INC
3PSPERSHING SQUARE INC
4NMCONUVEEN MUNICIPAL CREDIT OPP
5BOTCBOT HOLDINGS INC-CLASS A
6STDNSTANDARD NUCLEAR INC-A
7BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
8BALYBALLY’S CORP
9CRMLCRITICAL METALS CORP
10GRRRGORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC

Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankStockDescription
1SKDDGRANTSHR 2X SHRT SK HYNX ETF
2APLZTRDR 2X SH APLD DLY ETF
3BWETBREAKWAVE TANKER SHIPPING
4MUZDEFNC DT 2X SHT MU ETF
5HIBLDIREXION DAILY S&P 500 HIGH
6POELDFNCE DLY TGT 2X LG POET ETF
7DUSTDIR DLY GOL MN IDX BR 2X ETF
8SNDQTRADR 2X SHRT SNDK DLY ETF
9TMVDIR DA 20+YR TRE BE 3X ETF-U
10LABDDIRE DLY SP BT BE 3X ETF-USD

Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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