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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 12/29/2022

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 12/29/2022

Posted January 3, 2023
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
Interactive Brokers

Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
2COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A
3THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
4XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
5BILIBILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR
6LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
7MSTRMICROSTRATEGY INC-CL A
8GFSGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
9AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
10CMTGCLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST INC
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3VGKVANGUARD FTSE EUROPE ETF
4TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
5UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
6EZUISHARES MSCI EUROZONE ETF
7XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
8XHBSPDR S&P HOMEBUILDERS ETF
9EWUISHARES MSCI UNITED KINGDOM
10EPIWISDOMTREE INDIA EARNINGS
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1KALAKALA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
2AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
3COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A
4HOTHHOTH THERAPEUTICS INC
5PALIPALISADE BIO INC
6ATNF180 LIFE SCIENCES CORP
7GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
8HTGMHTG MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS
9LIAQLIGHTJUMP ACQUISITION CORP
10LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
2FXEINVESCO CURRENCYSHARES EURO
3VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
4GXGGLOBAL X MSCI COLOMBIA ETF
5ARKGARK GENOMIC REVOLUTION ETF
6DIASPDR DJIA TRUST
7IWMISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
8XLIINDUSTRIAL SELECT SECT SPDR
9TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
10QQEWFIRST TRUST NASDQ 100 EQ WEI
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1MULNMULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
2BLTEBELITE BIO INC – ADR
3AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
4GROVGROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS
5PSNYPOLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE-CL A ADS
6BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
7MPNGYMEITUAN – UNSP ADR
8PGYPAGAYA TECHNOLOGIES LTD -A
9GTIIGLOBAL TECH INDUSTRIES GROUP
10CLNNCLENE INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
2TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
3GUSHDIREXION DAILY S&P OIL & GAS
4MOONDIREXION MOONSHOT INNOVATORS
5HYDVANECK HIGH YIELD MUNI ETF
6BIZDVANECK BDC INCOME ETF
7TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
8KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
9JDSTDIREXION DAILY JUNIOR GOLD M
10UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)
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Disclosure: ETFs

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