IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 05/18/2023

Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A
2GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
3CVNACARVANA CO
4MSTRMICROSTRATEGY INC-CL A
5THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
6AFRMAFFIRM HOLDINGS INC
7WWAYFAIR INC- CLASS A
8CACCCREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP
9LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
10TRUPTRUPANION 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
3TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
4HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
5XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
6IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
7VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
8UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
9XHBSPDR S&P HOMEBUILDERS ETF
10TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1AIC3.AI INC-A
2GSITGSI TECHNOLOGY INC
3GDCGD CULTURE GROUP LTD
4OMHOHMYHOME LTD
5TIOTINGO GROUP INC
6UPSTUPSTART HOLDINGS INC
7ELOXELOXX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
8ENVBENVERIC BIOSCIENCES INC
9SMFLSMART FOR LIFE INC
10PHIOPHIO PHARMACEUTICALS CORP
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1TANINVESCO SOLAR ETF
2VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
3IYTISHARES US TRANSPORTATION ET
4XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
5JNKSPDR BLOOMBERG HIGH YIELD BO
6XOUTGRANITESHARES XOUT US L/C
7FSMDFIDELITY SMALL-MID MULTIFACT
8ACVFAMERICAN CONSERVATIVE VALUES
9FXUFIRST TRUST UTILITIES ALPHAD
10DTREFIRST TRUST ALERIAN DISRUPTI
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1PRSTSCILEX HOLDING CO
2BBAIBIGBEAR.AI HOLDINGS INC
3NAASNAAS TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR
4BLTEBELITE BIO INC – ADR
5SFWLSHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD-A
6BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
7MULNMULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
8BDORYBANCO DO BRASIL SA-SPON ADR
9NKLANIKOLA CORP
10WETGWETRADE GROUP INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
2PSPINVESCO GLOBAL LISTED PRIVAT
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
5FNGDMICROSECTORS FANG+ INDEX -3X
6HYDVANECK HIGH YIELD MUNI ETF
7TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
8SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
9EWIISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF
10VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

Most Active Stocks in the Canadian Securities Lending Market

RankStocksDescription
1HUTHUT 8 MINING CORP
2PMETPATRIOT BATTERY METALS INC
3DNGDYNACOR GROUP INC
4NCUNEVADA COPPER CORP  
5GOTGOLIATH RESOURCES LTD 
6HCGHOME CAPITAL GROUP INC
7ELOELORO RESOURCES LTD
8AGXSILVER X MINING CORP 
9ORAAURA MINERALS INC   
10FUUF3 URANIUM CORP
Most Active Stocks in the Canadian Securities Lending Market

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