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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 04/03/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 04/03/2025

Posted April 7, 2025 at 11:00 am

IBKR Securities Lending Desk
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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1IONQIONQ INC
2NIONIO INC – ADR
3ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
4LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
5QBTSD-WAVE QUANTUM INC
6BBDBANCO BRADESCO-ADR
7RGTIRIGETTI COMPUTING INC
8ASTSAST SPACEMOBILE INC
9SOUNSOUNDHOUND AI INC-A
10FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
3HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
4GLDSPDR GOLD SHARES
5TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
6XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
7RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
8YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
9ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
10SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1NMAXNEWSMAX INC
2CRWVCOREWEAVE INC-CL A
3ICCTICORECONNECT INC
4MLGOMICROALGO INC
5AREBAMERICAN REBEL HOLDINGS INC
6RGTIRIGETTI COMPUTING INC
7RSLSRESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC
8QUBTQUANTUM COMPUTING INC
9IBGINNOVATION BEVERAGE GROUP LT
10GRRRGORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
2VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST
5VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
6SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
7MSTUT-REX 2X LONG MSTR DT ETF
8BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
9LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
10UNGUS NATURAL GAS FUND LP
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1MEHCQ23ANDME HOLDING CO -CLASS A
2NMAXNEWSMAX INC
3MLGOMICROALGO INC
4SKBLSKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOL-A
5ARQQARQIT QUANTUM INC
6ATGLALPHA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD-A
7GRRRGORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
8CRWVCOREWEAVE INC-CL A
9LAESSEALSQ CORP
10DMNDAMON INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1MSTZT-REX 2X INVERSE MSTR DT ETF
2SBITPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BITCOIN
3SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
4TSLZT-REX 2X INVERSE TESLA DLY
5REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
6IGOVISHARES INTERNATIONAL TREASU
7UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
8TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
9UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
10DOGPROSHARES SHORT DOW30
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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