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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 03/30/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 03/30/2023

Posted April 3, 2023
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
Interactive Brokers

Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A
2GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
3MSTRMICROSTRATEGY INC-CL A
4THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
5CVNACARVANA CO
6LILI AUTO INC – ADR
7CACCCREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP
8LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
9AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
10GFSGLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1IWMISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3SMHVANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
4HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
5TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
6VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
7UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
8IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
9BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF
10XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1FRCFIRST REPUBLIC BANK/CA
2AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
3BBBYBED BATH & BEYOND INC
4COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A
5XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
6PALIPALISADE BIO INC
7WISAWISA TECHNOLOGIES INC
8GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
9PYXSPYXIS ONCOLOGY INC
10SISILVERGATE CAPITAL CORP-CL A
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
2KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
3VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
4BIROPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF
5LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
6UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
7ITBISHARES U.S. HOME CONSTRUCTI
8ERYDIREXION DAILY ENERGY BEAR 2
9IWMISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
10TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1DNMRDANIMER SCIENTIFIC INC
2GRRRGORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
3AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
4BLTEBELITE BIO INC – ADR
5NKLANIKOLA CORP
6TTCFTATTOOED CHEF INC
7WETGWETRADE GROUP INC
8EVTLVERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD
9TOPTOP FINANCIAL GROUP LTD
10BDORYBANCO DO BRASIL SA-SPON ADR
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
2HIBSDIREXION DAILY S&P 500 HIGH
3KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
4BIZDVANECK BDC INCOME ETF
5HYDVANECK HIGH YIELD MUNI ETF
6UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
7TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
8TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
9URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
10EWIISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

Most Active Stocks in the Canadian Securities Lending Market

RankETFDescription
1PMETPATRIOT BATTERY METALS INC
2HUTHUT 8 MINING CORP
3ELOELORO RESOURCES LTD
4GLXYGALAXY DIGITAL HOLDINGS LTD
5FUUF3 URANIUM CORP
6RHCRHC HELIUM LTD 
7ORAAURA MINERALS INC   
8NB     NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD     
9JOYJOURNEY ENERGY INC
10BTB.UNBTB REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT T
Most Active Stocks in the Canadian Securities Lending Market
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Disclosure: OTC Securities

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