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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 07/27/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 07/27/2023

Posted August 1, 2023
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
Interactive Brokers

Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
2CVNACARVANA CO
3THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
4UPSTUPSTART HOLDINGS INC
5ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
6SBLKSTAR BULK CARRIERS CORP
7MARAMARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS IN
8AIC3.AI INC-A
9FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
10FRHCFREEDOM HOLDING CORP/NV
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
2SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
3HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
4VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
5UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
6XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
7UPROPROSHARES ULTRAPRO S&P 500
8XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
9USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
10SPXLDIREXION DLY S&P 500 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
1TUPTUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP
2CTCXCARMELL THERAPEUTICS CORP
3FEMYFEMASYS INC
4LPCNLIPOCINE INC
5GBNHGREENBROOK TMS INC
6NFLXNETFLIX INC
7BBIGVINCO VENTURES INC
8VINEFRESH VINE WINE INC
9LIXTLIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS
10VIEWVIEW INC
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3IWMISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
4IYTISHARES US TRANSPORTATION ET
5DUSTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
6YALLGOD BLESS AMERICA ETF
7FDEVFIDELITY INTERNATIONAL MULTI
8JNUGDIREXION DAILY JUNIOR GOLD M
9XSHQINVESCO S&P SMALLCAP QUALITY
10THLVTHOR LOW VOLATILITY ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1BBBYQBED BATH & BEYOND INC
2AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
3GFAIGUARDFORCE AI CO LTD
4GRRRGORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
5TUPTUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP
6NAASNAAS TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR
7NKLANIKOLA CORP
8AWINAERWINS TECHNOLOGY INC
9INTRINTER & CO INC – CL A
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
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
4JPXNISHARES JPX-NIKKEI 400 ETF
5REZISHARS RES AND MULTI REALES
6TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
7XBTFVANECK BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF
8SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
9EDZDIR DLY MSCI EMG MKT BEAR 3X
10FNGDMICROSECTORS FANG+ INDEX -3X
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

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