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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 08/08/2025

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 08/08/2025

Posted August 12, 2025 at 10:30 am

IBKR Securities Lending Desk

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1CRCLCIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
2NIONIO INC – ADR
3RGTIRIGETTI COMPUTING INC
4QUBTQUANTUM COMPUTING INC
5SYMSYMBOTIC INC
6LILI AUTO INC – ADR
7PLUGPLUG POWER INC
8SOUNSOUNDHOUND AI INC-A
9ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
10SBETSHARPLINK GAMING 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
2XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
5RYLDGLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COV CL
6YMAXYIELDMAX UNIVERSE FO IN ETFS
7SPXLDIREXION DLY S&P 500 BULL 3X
8LQDISHARES IBOXX INVESTMENT GRA
9SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
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
1CRWVCOREWEAVE INC-CL A
2SOUNSOUNDHOUND AI INC-A
3VERBVERB TECHNOLOGY CO INC
4CRCLCIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
5BTBDBT BRANDS INC
6BTAIBIOXCEL THERAPEUTICS INC
7MRMMEDIROM HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOG
8FLYFIREFLY AEROSPACE INC
9AIMDAINOS INC
10PBMPSYENCE BIOMEDICAL 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
2IWMISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
3USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
4ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
5TSLLDIREXION DAILY TSLA BULL 2X
6MSTUT-REX 2X LONG MSTR DT ETF
7SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
8FXBINVESCO CURRENCYSHARES BRITI
9SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
10SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1ABVEABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC
2NYRT.ESCNEW YORK REIT INC – ESCROW
3VERBVERB TECHNOLOGY CO INC
4NEGGNEWEGG COMMERCE INC
5ZENAZENATECH INC
6RGCREGENCELL BIOSCIENCE HOLDING
7SONNSONNET BIOTHERAPEUTICS HOLDI
8LPSNLIVEPERSON INC
9BTAIBIOXCEL THERAPEUTICS INC
10NAKAKINDLY MD INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1SMSTDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X SHR MSTR
2SMCXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG SMCI
3QBTXTRADR 2X LONG QBTS DAILY ETF
4MSTXDEFIANCE DLY TRG 2X LNG MSTR
5DJTUT-REX 2X LNG DJT DLY TRG ETF
6TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
7LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
8MSTUT-REX 2X LONG MSTR DT ETF
9EIDOISHARES MSCI INDONESIA ETF
10BNOUNITED STATES BRENT OIL FUND
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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