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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/09/2024

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/09/2024

Posted May 14, 2024 at 11:00 am
IBKR Securities Lending Desk

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
2GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
3FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
4TRUPTRUPANION INC
5RILYB. RILEY FINANCIAL INC
6MPWMEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC
7DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
8PLUGPLUG POWER INC
9RILYZB RILEY FINANCIAL INC
10LUCID GROUP 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
1SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
4XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
5VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
6BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
7SOXXISHARES SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
8SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
9BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF
10UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
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
1NVAXNOVAVAX INC
2GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
3FJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
4REBNREBORN COFFEE INC
5XBPXBP EUROPE HOLDINGS INC
6NUVONUVO GROUP LTD
7MULNMULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
8BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
9SGESTRONG GLOBAL ENTERTAINMEN-A
10CPOPPOP CULTURE GROUP CO LTD-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
1TSLLDIREXION DAILY TSLA BULL 2X
2UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
3LABBDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
4SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
5XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
6XHBSPDR S&P HOMEBUILDERS ETF
7GGLSDIREXION DAILY GOOGL BEAR 1X
8UTESVIRTUS REAVES UTILITIES ETF
9PSFFPACER SWAN SOS FUND OF FUNDS
10DISOYIELDMAX DIS OI STRATEGY ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1PSNYPOLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE-CL A ADS
2AIREREALPHA TECH CORP
3RENTRENT THE RUNWAY INC-A
4GRRRGORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
5DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
6BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
7LEVLION ELECTRIC CO/THE
8GOEVCANOO INC
9DXYZDESTINY TECH100 INC
10RANIRANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS-A
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1BDRYBREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3TECSDIREXION DAILY TECH BEAR 3X
4TZADIREXION DLY SM CAP BEAR 3X
5REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
6MLPXGLOBAL X MLP & ENERGY INFRAS
7SRTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHRT R2K
8NYFISHARES NEW YORK MUNI BOND E
9BITX2X BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF
10VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

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