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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 1/18/2024

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 1/18/2024

Posted January 22, 2024
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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
2RILYB. RILEY FINANCIAL INC
3XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
4GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
5FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
6GOGLGOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LTD
7TRUPTRUPANION INC
8TMTOYOTA MOTOR CORP -SPON ADR
9LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
10ARMARM HOLDINGS PLC
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1PROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
2ARK INNOVATION ETF
3SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
4PROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
5IPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
6DIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
7DRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
8DIREXION DLY S&P 500 BULL 3X
9DRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
10SPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1DWACDIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION-A
2PHUNPHUNWARE INC
3BFRGBULLFROG AI HOLDINGS INC
4RVSNRAIL VISION LTD
5SAVESPIRIT AIRLINES INC
6ELABELEVAI LABS INC
7MIMOAIRSPAN NETWORKS HOLDINGS IN
8AGFYAGRIFY CORP
9DATSDATCHAT INC
10AIC3.AI INC-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
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
5BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF
6TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
7DUSTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
8SPXLDIREXION DLY S&P 500 BULL 3X
9TSMETHRIVENT SMALL-MID CAP ESG
10FSMDFIDELITY SMALL-MID MULTIFACT
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1BCELATRECA INC – A
2SDIGSTRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING-A
3GOLGOL LINHAS AEREAS INTEL-ADR
4CGCCANOPY GROWTH CORP
5GOEVCANOO INC
6GNSGENIUS GROUP LTD
7PSNYPOLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE-CL A ADS
8VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
9MULNMULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
10YELLQYELLOW CORP
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1BITBBITWISE BITCOIN ETF
2IBITISHARES BITCOIN TRUST
3ARKBARK 21SHARES BITCOIN ETF
4UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
5EGPTVANECK EGYPT INDEX ETF
6MUBISHARES NATIONAL MUNI BOND E
7URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
8DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
9YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
10EPPISHARES MSCI PACIFIC EX JAPA
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

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