ACCESS SHORT SECURITIES (SLB) AVAILABILITY TOOL
When you short sell a stock, IBKR must locate and borrow shares to make delivery to the purchaser at settlement. Whether or not there is a cost to borrow those shares depends upon the supply of shares available to borrow and the demand from other short sellers to borrow shares.
The Short Securities (SLB) Availability Tool offers the ability to query information for one or more stocks and provides intraday detail in half hour increments as to available inventory.
Use the button above or follow the below procedure to access the tool:
- Log in to Client Portal.
- Click the Get Help (question mark icon in the top right corner)
- Select Short Securities (SLB) Availability under Customer Service Tools.
- Enter the Symbol or ISIN, and Exchange.
- Click Search.
- Click Historical Rates to load the historical data table.
Please Note
- Borrow costs tend to fluctuate daily along with supply and demand and the actual cost can only be determined at the end of the day when the necessary borrows have been sourced.
Additional Information
- Short Stock Availability (SLB) Tool in our Knowledge Base
- Calculating the cost of borrowing stocks on our website