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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 04/10/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 04/10/2025

Posted April 15, 2025 at 11:00 am

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1NIONIO INC – ADR
2BILIBILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR
3ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
4RGTIRIGETTI COMPUTING INC
5QBTSD-WAVE QUANTUM INC
6LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
7OKLOOKLO INC
8ASTSAST SPACEMOBILE INC
9SOUNSOUNDHOUND AI INC-A
10MPWMEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST 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
2XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
3SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
4GLDSPDR GOLD SHARES
5YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
6HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
7RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
8ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
9IBITISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF
10QLDPROSHARES ULTRA QQQ
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1JNVRJANOVER INC
2RGTIRIGETTI COMPUTING INC
3VEROVENUS CONCEPT INC
4NAOVNANOVIBRONIX INC
5AREBAMERICAN REBEL HOLDINGS INC
6NMAXNEWSMAX INC
7FMTOFEMTO TECHNOLOGIES INC
8PHIOPHIO PHARMACEUTICALS CORP
9ICCTICORECONNECT INC
10BJDXBLUEJAY DIAGNOSTICS INC
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
5VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
6ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
7LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
8SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST
9BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
10NRGDMICROS US BIGOIL -3X INV LEV
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

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

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1MSTZT-REX 2X INVERSE MSTR DT ETF
2SBITPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BITCOIN
3TSDDGRANITESH 2X SHT TSLA ETF
4SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
5TSLZT-REX 2X INVERSE TESLA DLY
6REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
7IGOVISHARES INTERNATIONAL TREASU
8SPEUSPDR PORTFOLIO EUROPE ETF
9UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
10UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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