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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/30/2024

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/30/2024

Posted June 4, 2024 at 10:30 am
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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
2ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
3DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
4PLUGPLUG POWER INC
5AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
6FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
7XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
8FROFRONTLINE PLC
9HTGCHERCULES CAPITAL INC
10RILYB. RILEY FINANCIAL 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
1ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
2VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
3XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
4MTUMISHARES MSCI USA MOMENTUM FA
5UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
6BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
7KRESPDR S&P REGIONAL BANKING
8SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
9SOXXISHARES SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
10BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT 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
2LUCYINNOVATIVE EYEWEAR INC
3ASTSAST SPACEMOBILE INC
4DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
5BNAIBRAND ENGAGEMENT NETWORK INC
6STSSSHARPS TECHNOLOGY INC
7ONMDONEMEDNET CORP
8NVOSNOVO INTEGRATED SCIENCES INC
9SMFLSMART FOR LIFE INC
10LPALOGISTIC PROPERTIES OF THE 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
1UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
2SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
3ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
4BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
5VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
6TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
7EWGISHARES MSCI GERMANY ETF
8FSMDFIDELITY SMALL-MID MULTIFACT
9KRESPDR S&P REGIONAL BANKING
10PSFFPACER SWAN SOS FUND OF FUNDS
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1BNEDBARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC
2VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
3LUCYINNOVATIVE EYEWEAR INC
4AIREREALPHA TECH CORP
5DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
6PLSSEPULSE BIOSCIENCES INC
7GRRRGORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
8CISSC3IS INC
9RSLSRESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC
10ASTIASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1BDRYBREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING
2TECSDIREXION DAILY TECH BEAR 3X
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4NYFISHARES NEW YORK MUNI BOND E
5TZADIREXION DLY SM CAP BEAR 3X
6VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
7UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
8SPYUMAX S&P 500 4X LEVERAGED ETN
9BITX2X BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF
10TBTPROSHARES ULTRASHORT 20+Y TR
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs/ETPs)

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