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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/05/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/05/2023

Posted October 12, 2023
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

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

Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

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

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1FEMYFEMASYS INC
2VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
3BNOXBIONOMICS LTD-ADR
4ALXOALX ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS INC
5ICUSEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORP
6PIXYSHIFTPIXY INC
7PRZOPARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD
8VINOGAUCHO GROUP HOLDINGS INC
9VSMEVS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD
10VVOSVIVOS THERAPEUTICS INC
Includes requests from the past week

Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
3LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
4UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
5ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
6EWGISHARES MSCI GERMANY ETF
7SMHVANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
8EWQISHARES MSCI FRANCE ETF
9SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
10KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
Includes requests from the past week

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
2RADRITE AID CORP
3WEWEWORK INC-CL A
4SFWLSHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD-A
5SLNOSOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
6FRHCFREEDOM HOLDING CORP/NV
7PSNYPOLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE-CL A ADS
8FSRFISKER INC
9GOEVCANOO INC
10GFAIGUARDFORCE AI CO LTD
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
2UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4TSLGRANITESHARES 1.25 LONG TSLA
5DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
6BIZDVANECK BDC INCOME ETF
7URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
8USDUWISDOMTREE BBG USD BULLISH
9MOONDIREXION MOONSHOT INNOVATORS
10HEWJISHA CURR HEDGED MSCI JAPAN
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M

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