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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 08/29/2024

Posted September 5, 2024 at 9:45 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
1LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
2NIONIO INC – ADR
3ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
4DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
5FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
6TRUPTRUPANION INC
7AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
8MPWMEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC
9IEPICAHN ENTERPRISES LP
10CLBTCELLEBRITE DI LTD

Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3SOXXISHARES SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
4RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
5SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
6IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
7UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
8KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
9XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
10BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF

Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1ASSTASSET ENTITIES INC-B
2MRMMEDIROM HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOG
3BOFFBRANCHOUT FOOD INC/OR
4DJTTRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO
5SMCISUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC
6TRIBTRINITY BIOTECH PLC-SPON ADR
7BCDA BIOCARDIA INC
8BNRGBRENMILLER ENERGY LTD
9VRAXVIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LTD
10LUCYINNOVATIVE EYEWEAR INC

Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
2NVDLGRANITESH 2X LNG NVDA ETF
3KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
4VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
5VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
6YANGGGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
7JETSUS GLOBAL JETS ETF
8TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
9RTHHVANECK RETAIL ETF
10REITALPS ACTIVE REIT ETF

Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1UPCUNIVERSE PHARMACEUTICALS INC
2VRAXVIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LTD
3SIRISIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
4SERVSERVE ROBOTICS INC
5GOVXGEOVAX LABS INC
6LEVLION ELECTRIC CO/THE
7NNENANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
8GDCGD CULTURE GROUP LTD
9LOTLOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC
10NKLANIKOLA CORP

Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1MSTXDEFE DLY TR 1.75X L MSTR ETF
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
4REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
5EWDISHARES MSCI SWEDEN ETF
6IGOVISHARES INTERNATIONAL TREASU
7SPEUSPDR PORTFOLIO EUROPE ETF
8TBTPROSHARES ULTRASHORT 20+Y TR
9UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
10TANINVESCO SOLAR ETF

Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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