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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/16/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/16/2025

Posted May 20, 2025 at 10:00 am

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1IONQIONQ INC
2NIONIO INC – ADR
3OKLOOKLO INC
4RGTIRIGETTI COMPUTING INC
5OXLCOXFORD LANE CAPITAL CORP
6ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
7FROFRONTLINE PLC
8ASTSAST SPACEMOBILE INC
9FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
10CRWVCOREWEAVE INC-CL A
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
3ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
4SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
5HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
6RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
7XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
8XOPSPDR S&P OIL & GAS EXP & PR
9TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
10XYLDGLOBAL X S&P 500 COVE CALL E
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1KDLYKINDLY MD INC
2OKLOOKLO INC
3RGCREGENCELL BIOSCIENCE HOLDING
4NXTTNEXT TECHNOLOGY HOLDING INC
5QUBTQUANTUM COMPUTING INC
6GRYPGRYPHON DIGITAL MINING INC
7SPCEVIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC
8IXHLINCANNEX HEALTHCARE INC
9CRWVCOREWEAVE INC-CL A
10LOBOLOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2NVDLGRANITESH 2X LNG NVDA ETF
3NUGTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
4ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
5MSTUT-REX 2X LONG MSTR DT ETF
6LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
7GDXUMICROSECTORS GOLD MINERS 3X
8YINNDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
9SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
10XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1KDLYKINDLY MD INC
2PONYPONY AI INC
3DFDVDEFI DEVELOPMENT CORP
4FNGRFINGERMOTION INC
5ARQQARQIT QUANTUM INC
6USARUSA RARE EARTH INC
7MULNMULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
8BULLWEBULL CORP
9SKBLSKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOL-A
10MTENMINGTENG INTERNATIONAL CORP
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
2IONXDEFIANCE DLY T 2X L IONQ ETF
3TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
4SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
5MSTZT-REX 2X INVERSE MSTR DT ETF
6LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
7VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
8UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
9BOATSONICSHARES GLOBAL SHIPPING
10SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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