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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 09/25/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 09/25/2025

Posted September 30, 2025 at 1:00 pm

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1CRCLCIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
2OPENOPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC
3SMRNUSCALE POWER CORP
4QUBTQUANTUM COMPUTING INC
5XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
6PLUGPLUG POWER INC
7INFYINFOSYS LTD-SP ADR
8LILI AUTO INC – ADR
9BILIBILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR
10ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
2XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
3XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
4TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
5YMAXYIELDMAX UNIVERSE FO IN ETFS
6VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
7RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
8IBITISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF
9YINNDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
10XYLDGLOBAL X S&P 500 COVE CALL E
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1LACLITHIUM AMERICAS CORP
2OKLOOKLO INC
3BOXLBOXLIGHT CORP – CLASS A
4SLESUPER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE INC
5QLGNQUALIGEN THERAPEUTICS INC
6AGRIAGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS LT
7BETRBETTER HOME & FINANCE HOLDIN
8NUAINEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC
9QBTSD-WAVE QUANTUM INC
10QUBTQUANTUM COMPUTING INC
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
4INTWGRANITE 2X LONG INTC ETF
5TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
6RGTXDEFIANCE DAILY T2XL RGTI ETF
7QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
8CONLGRANITESH 2X LNG COIN ETF-US
9BABXGRANITESH 2XLNG BABA ETF-USD
10SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1NYRT.ESCNEW YORK REIT INC – ESCROW
2BREABRERA HOLDINGS PLC-CL B
3NEGGNEWEGG COMMERCE INC
4FORDFORWARD INDUSTRIES INC
5DGNXDIGINEX LTD
6AGMHAGM GROUP HOLDINGS INC-A
7ASSTSTRIVE INC-A
8BNCCEA INDUSTRIES INC
9ABVEABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC
10WOLFWOLFSPEED INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1LFGYYLDMX CRYP IN & T P OP I ETF
2TARKTRADR 2X LONG INNOVATION ETF
3RGTXDEFIANCE DAILY T2XL RGTI ETF
4MSTXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG MSTR
5SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
6DJTUT-REX 2X LNG DJT DLY TRG ETF
7SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
8IONXDEFIANCE DLY T 2X L IONQ ETF
9QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
10MSTUT-REX 2X LONG MSTR DT ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

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7 thoughts on “IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 09/25/2025”

  • David L Wood

    Thank you

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  • Anonymous

    WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFO ABOUT SHORT POSITION IN STOCK MARKET???

    • Interactive Brokers

      Hello, thank you for reaching out. You can read more about our Short Stock Availability here: https://www.ibkrguides.com/complianceportal/shortstock.htm

      You can use the tool described to check on real time availability from IBKR’s Stock Loan Borrow desk for borrowing/ shorting purposes. We hope this helps!

  • Anonymous

    Quit pimping the gambling crap!

  • Anonymous

    Great Help

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