IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 04/20/2023

Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

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

Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
2TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
3SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
4XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
5IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
6BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF
7VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
8UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
9KRESPDR S&P REGIONAL BANKING
10JNKSPDR BLOOMBERG HIGH YIELD BO
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1PRSTPRESTO AUTOMATION INC
2PTPIPETROS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
3CNSPCNS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
4CXAICXAPP INC
5WINTWINDTREE THERAPEUTICS INC
6DRMADERMATA THERAPEUTICS INC
7AIC3.AI INC-A
8GFAIGUARDFORCE AI CO LTD
9BLBXBLACKBOXSTOCKS INC
10AUGXAUGMEDIX INC
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
2EGPTVANECK EGYPT INDEX ETF
3LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
4ITBISHARES U.S. HOME CONSTRUCTI
5KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
6QTECFIRST TRUST NASDQ 100 TECH I
7FSMDFIDELITY SMALL-MID MULTIFACT
8WWJDINSPIRE INTERNATIONAL ETF
9PPMEET KEVIN PRICING POWER ETF
10LGHHCM DEFENDER 500 INDEX ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1PKSTPEAKSTONE REALTY TRUST
2PRSTPRESTO AUTOMATION INC
3BBAIBIGBEAR.AI HOLDINGS INC
4AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
5NAASNAAS TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR
6BLTEBELITE BIO INC – ADR
7GOEVCANOO INC
8GMDAGAMIDA CELL LTD
9WETGWETRADE GROUP INC
10EVTLVERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
2KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
3CMFFISHARES CALIFORNIA MUNI BOND
4UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
5BIGZBLACKROCK INNOVATION AND GRO
6FNGDMICROSECTORS FANG+ INDEX -3X
7RETLDIREXION DLY RETAIL BULL 3X
8HYDVANECK HIGH YIELD MUNI ETF
9EWIISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF
10ONEQFIDELITY NASDAQ COMPOSITE IN
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
4HCGHOME CAPITAL GROUP INC
5FUUF3 URANIUM CORP
6GLDCCASSIAR GOLD CORP 
7DVDOLLY VARDEN SILVER LTD 
8TUDTUDOR GOLD CORP-A
9GLXYGALAXY DIGITAL HOLDINGS LTD
10NBNIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD     
Most Active Stocks in the Canadian Securities Lending Market

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