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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 04/5/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 04/5/2023

Posted April 10, 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
4CVNACARVANA CO
5LILI AUTO INC – ADR
6THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
7TRUPTRUPANION INC
8CACCCREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP
9LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
10AIC3.AI INC-A
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
3EZUISHARES MSCI EUROZONE ETF
4HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
5SMHVANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
6TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
7UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
8SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
9VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
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
1GFAIGUARDFORCE AI CO LTD
2AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
3IFRXINFLARX NV
4AIC3.AI INC-A
5BFRGBULLFROG AI HOLDINGS INC
6SECOSECOO HOLDING LTD – ADR
7BURUNUBURU INC
8CDLXCARDLYTICS INC
9NOGNNOGIN INC
10SCLXSCILEX HOLDING CO
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
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4QQQINVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1
5LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
6BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF
7EGPTVANECK EGYPT INDEX ETF
8NRGDMICROSECTORS US BIG OIL -3X
9FSMDFIDELITY SMALL-MID MULTIFACT
10SPHBINVESCO S&P 500 HIGH BETA ET
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
2UPSTUPSTART HOLDINGS INC
3NAASNAAS TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR
4IGRCBRE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE INCO
5BLTEBELITE BIO INC – ADR
6TTCFTATTOOED CHEF INC
7EVTLVERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD
8DNMRDANIMER SCIENTIFIC INC
9NKLANIKOLA CORP
10BBAIBIGBEAR.AI HOLDINGS INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3HYDVANECK HIGH YIELD MUNI ETF
4BIGZBLACKROCK INNOVATION AND GROWT
5CMFISHARES CALIFORNIA MUNI BOND
6DFJWISDOMTREE JPN S/C DVD FUND
7TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
8FNGDMICROSECTORS FANG+ INDEX -3X
9EWIISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF
10NRGUMICROSECTORS US BIG OIL 3X
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
5ORAAURA MINERALS INC   
6YGTGOLD TERRA RESOURCE CORP
7RHCRHC HELIUM LTD 
8FUU    F3 URANIUM CORP
9NBNIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD     
10DANARIANNE PHOSPHATE INC 
Most Active Stocks in the Canadian Securities Lending Market
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Disclosure: OTC Securities

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