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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/26/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 10/26/2023

Posted October 30, 2023
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

RankStockDescription
1ABRARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
2GMEGAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
3THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
4LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
5XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
6FLNGFLEX LNG LTD
7MARAMARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS IN
8PLUGPLUG POWER INC
9NKLANIKOLA CORP
10BOHBANK OF HAWAII CORP
Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
2KRESPDR S&P REGIONAL BANKING
3VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
4HYGISHARES IBOXX HIGH YLD CORP
5ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
6DIASPDR DJIA TRUST
7UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
8XHBSPDR S&P HOMEBUILDERS ETF
9XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
10IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1ABVCABVC BIOPHARMA INC
2INVOINVO BIOSCIENCE INC
3ASPAABRI SPAC I INC
4INMINMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC
5FRBNFORBION EUROPEAN ACQUISITI-A
6BTAIBIOXCEL THERAPEUTICS INC
7SAVACASSAVA SCIENCES INC
8LMDXLUMIRADX LTD
9ASTIASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES
10APLMAPOLLOMICS 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
4ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
5BITOPROSHARES BITCOIN STRAT ETF
6SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
7TBTPROSHARES ULTRASHORT 20+Y TR
8VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
9LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
10XSHQINVESCO S&P SMALLCAP QUALITY
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1WEWEWORK INC-CL A
2TPSTTEMPEST THERAPEUTICS INC
3VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
4SFWLSHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD-A
5AWINAERWINS TECHNOLOGY INC
6FRHCFREEDOM HOLDING CORP/NV
7BLTEBELITE BIO INC – ADR
8GDHGGOLDEN HEAVEN GROUP HOLDINGS
9NAASNAAS TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR
10NVAXNOVAVAX INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1REMXVANECK RARE EARTH/STRAT MET
2CALFPACER US SMALL CAP CASH COWS
3UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
4TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
5UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
6URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
7HIBLDIREXION DAILY S&P 500 HIGH
8DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
9PSCEINVESCO S&P SMALLCAP ENERGY
10EWIISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

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