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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 07/20/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 07/20/2023

Posted July 24, 2023
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
Interactive Brokers

Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1CVNACARVANA CO
2GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
3THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
4UPSTUPSTART HOLDINGS INC
5ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
6PLUGPLUG POWER INC
7TRUPTRUPANION INC
8AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
9AIC3.AI INC-A
10SBLKSTAR BULK CARRIERS CORP
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
2XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
5BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
6UPROPROSHARES ULTRAPRO S&P 500
7XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
8SPXLDIREXION DLY S&P 500 BULL 3X
9URNMSPROTT URANIUM MINERS ETF
10TZADIREXION DLY SM CAP BEAR 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
1CVNACARVANA CO
2GFAIGUARDFORCE AI CO LTD
3DWACDIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION-A
4SIRISIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
5PRFXPAINREFORM LTD
6EVLOEVELO BIOSCIENCES INC
7PSQHPSQ HOLDINGS INC
8PMNPROMIS NEUROSCIENCES INC
9NKLANIKOLA CORP
10BGLCBIONEXUS GENE LAB CORP
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
2QQQINVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4YALLGOD BLESS AMERICA ETF
5FDEVFIDELITY INTERNATIONAL MULTI
6IQMFRANKLIN INTELLIGENT MACHINE
7PSFFPACER SWAN SOS FUND OF FUNDS
8DUSTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
9HTUSHULL TACTICAL US ETF
10XSHQINVESCO S&P SMALLCAP QUALITY
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
2CJETCHIJET MOTOR CO INC
3RBTRUBICON TECHNOLOGIES INC
4BBBYQBED BATH & BEYOND INC
5SCLXSCILEX HOLDING CO
6NAASNAAS TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR
7GREEGREENIDGE GENERATION HOLDING
8EVTLVERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD
9NKLANIKOLA CORP
10BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3CORNTEUCRIUM CORN FUND
4TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
5REZISHARS RES AND MULTI REALES
6SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
7FNGDMICROSECTORS FANG+ INDEX -3X
8EWIISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF
9SCOPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
10DBOINVESCO DB OIL FUND
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

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