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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 12/28/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 12/28/2023

Posted January 2, 2024
IBKR Securities Lending Desk
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Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

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

Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

RankETFDescription
1QQQINVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1
2ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
3TQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
4SQQQPROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
5VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
6UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
7SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
8IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
9YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
10SPXLDIREXION DLY S&P 500 BULL 3X
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankStockDescription
1CINGCINGULATE INC
2ARBBARB IOT GROUP LTD
3NVFYNOVA LIFESTYLE INC
4FWBIFIRST WAVE BIOPHARMA
5MULNMULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
6ZIYLJIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LT
7SNTGSENTAGE HOLDINGS INC
8BACKIMAC HOLDINGS INC
9SIDUSIDUS SPACE INC-CL A
10SXTCCHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS IN
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
3YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
4KOLDPROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
5UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
6QQQINVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1
7IYTISHARES US TRANSPORTATION ET
8HTUSHULL TACTICAL US ETF
9YINNDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
10FLDRFIDELITY LOW DURATION ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1NXUNXU INC
2ISPRISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC
3ZJYLJIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LT
4VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
5DRCTDIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS IN-A
6GLPGLOBAL PARTNERS LP
7FRCBFIRST REPUBLIC BANK/CA
8SHOTSAFETY SHOT INC
9SFWLSHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD-A
10GYREGYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

RankETFDescription
1UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
2REMXVANECK RARE EARTH/STRAT MET
3BITX2X BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF
4CALFPACER US SMALL CAP CASH COWS
5TURISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
6EWDISHARES MSCI SWEDEN ETF
7URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
8EGPTVANECK EGYPT INDEX ETF
9DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
10REZISHARS RES AND MULTI REALES
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

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