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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/19/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/19/2023

Posted October 23, 2023
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
2ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
3THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
4LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
5XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
6PLUGPLUG POWER INC
7NKLANIKOLA CORP
8SQMQUIMICA Y MINERA CHIL-SP ADR
9FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
10MARAMARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS IN
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
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
5IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
6SMHVANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
7XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
8XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
9BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
10JNKSPDR BLOOMBERG HIGH YIELD BO
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
2MTCMMTEC INC
3ICUSEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORP
4SPRCSCISPARC LTD
5MNTSMOMENTUS INC
6MDAISPECTRAL AI INC
7LIPOLIPELLA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
8PLUGPLUG POWER INC
9NVDANVIDIA CORP
10XRTXXORTX THERAPEUTICS INC
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
2UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4GLDSPDR GOLD SHARES
5BOILPROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG NA
6LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
7ITBISHARES U.S. HOME CONSTRUCTI
8FSMDFIDELITY SMALL-MID MULTIFACT
9SDPPROSHARES ULTSHRT UTILITIES
10RDVIFT CBOE VST RSNG DVD ACH TGT
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1TPSTTEMPEST THERAPEUTICS INC
2HUBCHUB CYBER SECURITY LTD
3FNGRFINGERMOTION INC
4WEWEWORK INC-CL A
5VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
6BETRBETTER HOME & FINANCE HOLDIN
7SFWLSHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD-A
8GDHGGOLDEN HEAVEN GROUP HOLDINGS
9FRHCFREEDOM HOLDING CORP/NV
10BLTEBELITE BIO INC – ADR
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
2UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
3UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
4EWDISHARES MSCI SWEDEN ETF
5DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
6EGPTVANECK EGYPT INDEX ETF
7EWIISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF
8TTTPROSHARES ULT -3X 20+ YR TSY
9TMVDRX DLY 20+ YR TREAS BEAR 3X
10FAZDIREXION DAILY FIN BEAR 3X
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

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