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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 07/04/2024

Posted July 9, 2024 at 11:00 am

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
2DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
3AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
4XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
5FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
6PLUGPLUG POWER INC
7HTGCHERCULES CAPITAL INC
8RILYB. RILEY FINANCIAL INC
9RILYZB RILEY FINANCIAL INC
10MPWMEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
2XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
5SOXXISHARES SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
6KRESPDR S&P REGIONAL BANKING
7UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
8RSPINVESCO S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT
9SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
10SOXLDIREXION DAILY SEMI BULL 3X
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1KOSSKOSS CORP
2ZAPPZAPP ELECTRIC VEHICLES GROUP
3ANVSANNOVIS BIO
4RDZNROADZEN INC
5NNENANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
6MLGOMICROALGO INC
7VVPRVIVOPOWER INTERNATIONAL PLC
8VSVERSUS SYSTEMS INC
9OPTTOCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC
10CSLRCOMPLETE SOLARIA INC
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
3EWQISHARES MSCI FRANCE ETF
4DRVDIREXION DAILY REAL ESTATE B
5BITIPROSHARES SHRT BITCOIN STRAT
6GAACAMBRIA GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCAT
7XCORFUNDX ETF
8PSFFPACER SWAN SOS FUND OF FUNDS
9BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF
10FBCVFIDELITY BLUE CHIP VALUE ETF
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1UPWHEELS UP EXPERIENCE INC
2CLEUCHINA LIBERAL EDUCATION HOLD
3GOEVCANOO INC
4LOTLOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC
5NNENANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
6QXOQXO INC
7MLGOMICROALGO INC
8RGSREGIS CORP
9ANVSANNOVIS BIO
10GSOLGRAYSCALE SOLANA TRUST SOL
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3TZADIREXION DLY SM CAP BEAR 3X
4MSTYYIELDMAX MSTR OPTION IS ETF
5USDUWISDOMTREE BBG USD BULLISH
6TANINVESCO SOLAR ETF
7NVDGRANITESH 2XSHT NVDA ETF-USD
8UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
9LITGLOBAL X LITHIUM & BATTERY T
10TBTPROSHARES ULTRASHORT 20+Y TR
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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