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

Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
2GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
3XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
4LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
5RILYB. RILEY FINANCIAL INC
6ARMARM HOLDINGS PLC
7TRUPTRUPANION INC
8UPSTUPSTART HOLDINGS INC
9FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
10ACHRARCHER AVIATION INC-A
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1IWMISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
4SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
5VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
6SOXXISHARES SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
7UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
8SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
9YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
10IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1POLPOLISHED.COM INC
2ZJYLJIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LT
3PBLAPANBELA THERAPEUTICS INC
4MSAIINFRARED CAMERAS HOLDINGS INC
5SMFLSMART FOR LIFE INC
6NVDANVIDIA CORP
7UPSTUPSTART HOLDINGS INC
8NXTPNEXTPLAY TECHNOLOGIES INC
9PRZOPARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD
10CGENCOMPUGEN LTD
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1QQQINVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1
2TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
5SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
6YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
7UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
8YINNDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
9UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
10NUGTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1PBLAPANBELA THERAPEUTICS INC
2ISPRISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC
3ZJYLJIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LT
4HUBCHUB CYBER SECURITY LTD
5SHOTSAFETY SHOT INC
6GLPGLOBAL PARTNERS LP
7VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
8USACUSA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP
9PTRAQPROTERRA INC
10MULNMULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1YCSPROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
2BITX2X BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF
3REMXVANECK RARE EARTH/STRAT MET
4UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
5CALFPACER US SMALL CAP CASH COWS
6TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
7EWDISHARES MSCI SWEDEN ETF
8URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
9EGPTVANECK EGYPT INDEX ETF
10DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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2 thoughts on “IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 12/21/2023”

  • David Helfrich

    What are the shorted stock quantities of GME ?
    What percentage of GME stock is shorted ?

    • Interactive Brokers

      Hello David, thank you for reaching out. Please use the Securities Lending Dashboard to analyze short sale metrics for GME and other stocks.
      We hope this helps!

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