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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/02/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/02/2025

Posted October 7, 2025 at 10:45 am

IBKR Securities Lending Desk

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

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

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
5VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
6YMAXYIELDMAX UNIVERSE FO IN ETFS
7RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
8ULTYYIELDMAX ULTRA OPTION INC
9YINNDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
10SLVISHARES SILVER TRUST
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1BKKTBAKKT HOLDINGS INC
2QUBTQUANTUM COMPUTING INC
3DFLIDRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CO
4DPRODRAGANFLY INC
5JFBJFB CONSTRUCTION HOLDIN-CL A
6BENFBENEFICIENT – CLASS A
7BQBOQII HOLDING LTD – CLASS A
8PALIPALISADE BIO INC
9IBGINNOVATION BEVERAGE GROUP LT
10SPRCSCISPARC LTD
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
2VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
3SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
4SLVISHARES SILVER TRUST
5UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
6ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
7GDXUMICROSECTORS GOLD MINERS 3X
8QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
9QUBXTRADR 2X LONG QUBT DAILY ETF
10RDTLGRANITE 2X LONG RDDT ETF
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1NYRT.ESCNEW YORK REIT INC – ESCROW
2SLMTBRERA HOLDINGS PLC-CL B
3NEGGNEWEGG COMMERCE INC
4ASSTSTRIVE INC-A
5UPXIUPEXI INC
6HSDTSOLANA CO
7FORDFORWARD INDUSTRIES INC
8ABVEABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC
9DGNXDIGINEX LTD
10SONNSONNET BIOTHERAPEUTICS HOLDI
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1MSTXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG MSTR
2TARKTRADR 2X LONG INNOVATION ETF
3SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
4QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
5DJTUT-REX 2X LNG DJT DLY TRG ETF
6OARKYIELDMAX INNOVATION OPTION I
7ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
8SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
9MSTUT-REX 2X LONG MSTR DT ETF
10TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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