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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 08/03/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 08/03/2023

Posted August 7, 2023
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1CVNACARVANA CO
2GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
3MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
4THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
5UPSTUPSTART HOLDINGS INC
6SBLKSTAR BULK CARRIERS CORP
7ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
8AIC3.AI INC-A
9MARAMARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS IN
10FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
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
3SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
4HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
5UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
6VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
7XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
8USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
9UPROPROSHARES ULTRAPRO S&P 500
10PSQPROSHARES SHORT QQQ
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
2NKLANIKOLA CORP
3ADMPADAMIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP
4IDAIT STAMP INC-CLASS A
5BJDXBLUEJAY DIAGNOSTICS INC
6MSGMMOTORSPORT GAMES INC-A
7SYMSYMBOTIC INC
8YELLYELLOW CORP
9SNMPEVOLVE TRANSITION INFRASTRUC
10AURCAURORA ACQUISITION CORP-A
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
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3IYTISHARES US TRANSPORTATION ET
4LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
5ACVFAMERICAN CONSERVATIVE VALUES
6YALLGOD BLESS AMERICA ETF
7EWMCINVESCO S&P MIDCAP 400 EQUAL
8MEMEROUNDHILL MEME
9THLVTHOR LOW VOLATILITY ETF
10EWPISHARES MSCI SPAIN ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HLDS-CL A
2YELLYELLOW CORP
3TUPTUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP
4GFAIGUARDFORCE AI CO LTD
5NAASNAAS TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR
6BBBYQBED BATH & BEYOND INC
7SCLXSCILEX HOLDING CO
8RBTRUBICON TECHNOLOGIES INC
9MMATMETA MATERIALS 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
2IBUYAMPLIFY ONLINE RETAIL ETF
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4HEWJISHA CURR HEDGED MSCI JAPAN
5FNGDMICROSECTORS FANG+ INDEX -3X
6TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
7URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
8NVDLGRANITESHARES 1.5 LONG NVDA
9SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
10EDZDIR DLY MSCI EMG MKT BEAR 3X
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

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