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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 09/14/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 09/14/2023

Posted September 19, 2023
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
Interactive Brokers

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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1CVNACARVANA CO
2GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
3THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
4LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
5XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
6MPWMEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC
7PLUGPLUG POWER INC
8ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
9FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
10MARAMARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS IN
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1QQQINVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1
2SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
3ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
4HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
5KRESPDR S&P REGIONAL BANKING
6VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
7XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
8IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
9USOUNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
10XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1ARMARM HOLDINGS PLC
2CGCCANOPY GROWTH CORP
3AXLAAXCELLA HEALTH INC
4WEWEWORK INC-CL A
5VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
6SLESUPER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE INC
7AIC3.AI INC-A
8ACBAURORA CANNABIS INC
9FWBIFIRST WAVE BIOPHARMA
10UPTDTRADEUP ACQUISITION CORP
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
2ITBISHARES U.S. HOME CONSTRUCTI
3LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
4EWQISHARES MSCI FRANCE ETF
5DUSTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
6TNADIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
7XMMOINVESCO S&P MIDCAP MOMENTUM
8IYTISHARES US TRANSPORTATION ET
9RDVIFT CBOE VST RSNG DVD ACH TGT
10XSHQINVESCO S&P SMALLCAP QUALITY
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1VFSWWVFS 07AUG28 11.5 C
2FRHCFREEDOM HOLDING CORP/NV
3VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
4WEWEWORK INC-CL A
5GRRRGORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
6AXLAAXCELLA HEALTH INC
7SFWLSHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD-A
8NAASNAAS TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR
9BLTEBELITE BIO INC – ADR
10RIDEQLORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP-CL A
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
4TSLGRANITESHARES 1.25 LONG TSLA
5FNDXSCHWAB FUNDAMENTAL LARGE CAP
6MOONDIREXION MOONSHOT INNOVATORS
7DBOINVESCO DB OIL FUND
8SVIX-1X SHORT VIX FUTURES ETF
9EDZDIR DLY MSCI EMG MKT BEAR 3X
10EWIISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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