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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/02/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/02/2025

Posted May 6, 2025 at 10:15 am

IBKR Securities Lending Desk

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1NIONIO INC – ADR
2RGTIRIGETTI COMPUTING INC
3QBTSD-WAVE QUANTUM INC
4AONAON PLC-CLASS A
5ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
6OKLOOKLO INC
7OXLCOXFORD LANE CAPITAL CORP
8FROFRONTLINE PLC
9FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
10HTZHERTZ GLOBAL HLDGS 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
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
3SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
4XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
5ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
6RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
7EWJISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF
8SLVISHARES SILVER TRUST
9XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
10KRESPDR S&P REGIONAL BANKING
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
1CEPCANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS INC
2PONYPONY AI INC
3KIDZCLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC-CL B
4WWWW INTERNATIONAL INC
5ZCARZOOMCAR HOLDINGS INC
6FRGTFREIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC
7RGCREGENCELL BIOSCIENCE HOLDING
8ULYURGENT.LY INC
9IVFINVO FERTILITY INC
10OMHOHMYHOME LTD
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
3VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
4ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
5METUDIREX DAILY META BULL 2X SHS
6DRIPDIREXION DAILY S&P OIL & GAS
7SCOPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
8FNGDMICROSECTORS FANG+ INDEX -3X
9NVDLGRANITESH 2X LNG NVDA ETF
10SSGPROSHARES ULTSHRT SEMICONDUC
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1DFDVDEFI DEVELOPMENT CORP
2ARQQARQIT QUANTUM INC
3WWWW INTERNATIONAL INC
4SKBLSKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOL-A
5USARUSA RARE EARTH INC
6OMEXODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION
7SMNEYSIEMENS ENERGY AG-UNSP ADR
8LITMSNOW LAKE RESOURCES LTD
9MLGOMICROALGO INC
10BULLWEBULL CORP
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1MSTZT-REX 2X INVERSE MSTR DT ETF
2TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
3REMXVANECK RAR EARTH ND STG-USDI
4SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
5VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
6UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
7LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
8NVDSTRADR 1.5X SHT NVDA ETF-USDI
9RPARRPAR RISK PARITY ETF
10SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

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