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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/16/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/16/2025

Posted October 20, 2025 at 12:15 pm

IBKR Securities Lending Desk

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

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

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
4ULTYYIELDMAX ULTRA OPTION INC
5VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
6XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
7YMAXYIELDMAX UNIVERSE FO IN ETFS
8RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
9SLVISHARES SILVER TRUST
10YINNDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1CRMLCRITICAL METALS CORP
2ELBMELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CO
3COOTAUSTRALIAN OILSEEDS HOLDINGS
4AQMSAQUA METALS INC
5GWHESS TECH INC
6CRCLCIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
7MIRAMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
8RANIRANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS-A
9ARTVARTIVA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
10RYOJRYOJBABA CO LTD
Includes requests from the past week

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1SLVISHARES SILVER TRUST
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3GDXUMICROSECTORS GOLD MINERS 3X
4UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
5SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
6ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
7YINNDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
8QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
9NUGTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
10HIMZDEFIANCE DT 2X LONG HIMS ETF
Includes requests from the past week

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1NYRT.ESCNEW YORK REIT INC – ESCROW
2SLMTBRERA HOLDINGS PLC-CL B
3HSDTSOLANA CO
4FORDFORWARD INDUSTRIES INC
5NEGGNEWEGG COMMERCE INC
6FGNXFG NEXUS INC
7ELBMELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CO
8ASSTSTRIVE INC-A
9SPRBSPRUCE BIOSCIENCES INC
10ABVEABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1TSYYGRANITE YIELDBOOST TSLA ETF
2QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
3RGTXDEFIANCE DAILY T2XL RGTI ETF
4TARKTRADR 2X LONG INNOVATION ETF
5SBITPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BITCOIN
6SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
7USDUWISDOMTREE BBG USD BULLISH
8TSMXDIREXION DLY TSM BULL 2X SHS
9MSTXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG MSTR
10EWQISHARES MSCI FRANCE ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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