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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 08/08/2024

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 08/08/2024

Posted August 12, 2024 at 12:42 pm
Alexandra Magnani
IBKR Securities Lending Desk

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1MSRTMICROSTRATEGY INC-CL A
2ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
3DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
4LUMNLUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC
5RILYB. RILEY FINANCIAL INC
6MPWMEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC
7AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
8RILYZB RILEY FINANCIAL INC
9LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
10TRUPTRUPANION 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
2SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
3HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
4ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
5XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
6UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
7SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
8QLDPROSHARES ULTRA QQQ
9BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF
10YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X

Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1UPSTUPSTART HOLDINGS INC
2MGOLMGO GLOBAL INC
3SERVSERVE ROBOTICS INC
4TENKTENX KEANE ACQUISITI-CLASS A
5LYTLYTUS TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS
6BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
7DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
8INDOINDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD
9TENXTENAX THERAPEUTICS INC
10SPWRSUNPOWER CORP

Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
2VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
5SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
6KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
7AMZDDRX DLY AMZN BEAR 1X
8RTHVANECK RETAIL ETF
9XCORFUNDX ETF
10FDNFIRST TRUST DJ INTERNET IND

Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1LOTLOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC
2SERVSERVE ROBOTICS INC
3NAASNAAS TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR
4SPWRSUNPOWER CORP
5SIRISIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
6GSOLGRAYSCALE SOLANA TRUST SOL
7BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
8BLTEBELITE BIO INC – ADR
9QXOQXO INC
10RRRICHTECH ROBOTICS INC-CL B

Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1ERYDIREXION DAILY ENERGY BEAR 2
2QDTEROUNDHILL INNOVATION-100 0DT
3UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
4UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
5REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
6EWDISHARES MSCI SWEDEN ETF
7ETHAISHARES ETHEREUM TRUST ETF
8VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
9IGOVISHARES INTERNATIONAL TREASU
10SPYUMAX S&P 500 4X LEVERAGED ETN

Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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