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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/12/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/12/2023

Posted October 16, 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
4ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
5XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
6LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
7DHTDHT HOLDINGS INC
8NKLANIKOLA CORP
9PLUGPLUG POWER INC
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
1HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
4VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
5XHBSPDR S&P HOMEBUILDERS ETF
6UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
7SMHVANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
8BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
9XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
10XRTSPDR 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

RankETFDescription
1TPSTTEMPEST THERAPEUTICS INC
2PRZOPARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD
3TUPTUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP
4OPGNOPGEN INC
5SECOSECOO HOLDING LTD – ADR
6SASISIGMA ADDITIVE SOLUTIONS INC
7SMXSMX SECURITY MATTERS PLC
8VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
9EHEHANG HOLDINGS LTD-SPS ADR
10BPTHBIO-PATH HOLDINGS INC
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
2VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
5LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
6IEVISHARES EUROPE ETF
7SDPPROSHARES ULTSHRT UTILITIES
8FSMDFIDELITY SMALL-MID MULTIFACT
9DUSTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
10PSFFPACER SWAN SOS FUND OF FUNDS ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1TPSTTEMPEST THERAPEUTICS INC
2VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
3WEWEWORK INC-CL A
4RADRITE AID CORP
5SFWLSHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD-A
6FNGRFINGERMOTION INC
7HUBCHUB CYBER SECURITY LTD
8FRHCFREEDOM HOLDING CORP/NV
9PTRAQPROTERRA INC
10PTYPIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME OPP
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
2BIGZBLACKROCK INNOV & GRW TRM TR
3UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
4UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
5EWDISHARES MSCI SWEDEN ETF
6TSLGRANITESHARES 1.25 LONG TSLA
7DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
8HIBLDIREXION DAILY S&P 500 HIGH
9LVHIFRANKLIN INTERNATIONAL LOW V
10FNDXSCHWAB FUNDAMENTAL LARGE CAP
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

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