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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/16/2024

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/16/2024

Posted May 21, 2024 at 10:00 am
IBKR Securities Lending Desk

Use the Securities Lending Dashboard to analyze short sale metrics for these and other stocks.

Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
2ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
3DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
4XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
5PLUGPLUG POWER INC
6FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
7RILYB. RILEY FINANCIAL INC
8HTGCHERCULES CAPITAL INC
9AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
10DIDIYDIDI GLOBAL 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
3XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
4VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
5SOXXISHARES SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
6MTUMISHARES MSCI USA MOMENTUM FA
7UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
8SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
9IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
10XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
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
1GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
2AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
3CTNTCHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SER
4SPWRSUNPOWER CORP
5DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
6RENTRENT THE RUNWAY INC-A
7MTCMMTEC INC
8LIDRAEYE INC
9AWINAERWINS TECHNOLOGY INC
10BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
2SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
3KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
4VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
5ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
6TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
7SDOWPROSHARES ULTPRO SHRT DOW30
8SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
9UTESVIRTUS REAVES UTILITIES ETF
10UNGUS NATURAL GAS FUND LP
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
3VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
4RENTRENT THE RUNWAY INC-A
5DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
6GOEVCANOO INC
7GRRRGORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
8DXYZDESTINY TECH100 INC
9TIOGTINGO GROUP INC
10BKKTBAKKT HOLDINGS INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1ULTYYIELDMAX ULTRA OPTION INC
2BDRYBREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING
3TECSDIREXION DAILY TECH BEAR 3X
4UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
5REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
6TZADIREXION DLY SM CAP BEAR 3X
7NYFISHARES NEW YORK MUNI BOND E
8JXIISHARES GLOBAL UTILITIES ETF
9VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
10TBTPROSHARES ULTRASHORT 20+Y TR
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

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