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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 03/21/2024

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 03/21/2024

Posted March 25, 2024
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1NIONIO INC – ADR
2ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
3RILYB. RILEY FINANCIAL INC
4TRUPTRUPANION INC
5GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
6FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
7DWACDIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION-A
8ROOTROOT INC/OH -CLASS A
9MPWMEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC
10ACHRARCHER AVIATION INC-A
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs / ETPs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
4XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
5HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
6VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
7KRESPDR S&P REGIONAL BANKING
8SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
9UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
10XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1RDDTREDDIT INC-CL A
2SOUNSOUNDHOUND AI INC-A
3MSTRMICROSTRATEGY INC-CL A
4DWACDIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION-A
5WORXSCWORX CORP
6KAVLKAIVAL BRANDS INNOVATIONS GR
7STISOLIDION TECHNOLOGY INC
8SMRNUSCALE POWER CORP
9NVFYNOVA LIFESTYLE INC
10OTRKONTRAK INC
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs / ETPs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
2VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
3ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
4KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
5TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
6SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
7SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
8YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
9SPXUPROSH ULTRAPRO SHORT S&P 500
10IWMISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1GOEVCANOO INC
2DWACDIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION-A
3RANIRANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS-A
4LEXXLEXARIA BIOSCIENCE CORP
5LICYLI-CYCLE HOLDINGS CORP
6WBXWALLBOX NV
7VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
8GYREGYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
9IBRXIMMUNITYBIO INC
10NKLANIKOLA CORP
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs / ETPs)

RankETFDescription
1TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
2BDRYBREAKWAVE DRY BULK SHIPPING
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4REMXVANECK RARE EARTH/STRAT MET
5TECSDIREXION DAILY TECH BEAR 3X
6SRTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHRT R2K
7TZADIREXION DLY SM CAP BEAR 3X
8URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
9DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
10XXXXMAX S&P 500 4X LEVERAGED ETN

Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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