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IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 11/16/2023

IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 11/16/2023

Posted November 20, 2023 at 11:45 am
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
4LCIDLUCID GROUP INC
5THTARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
6NKLANIKOLA CORP
7TRUPTRUPANION INC
8UPSTUPSTART HOLDINGS INC
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
1ARKKARK INNOVATION ETF
2VXXIPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
3XBISPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF
4XRTSPDR S&P RETAIL ETF
5JNKSPDR BLOOMBERG HIGH YIELD BO
6IWOISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
7UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
8SOXSDIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
9UVIX2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
10PSQPROSHARES SHORT QQQ
Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%
Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

RankETFDescription
1SGOSAFE & GREEN DEVELOPMENT COR
2AIREREALPHA TECH CORP
3GDHGGOLDEN HEAVEN GROUP HOLDINGS
4XPEVXPENG INC – ADR
5BCDABIOCARDIA INC
6TIVCTIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS INC
7ATGLALPHA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
8LIFWMSP RECOVERY INC
9INVOINVO BIOSCIENCE INC
10TENXTENAX 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
1UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
2YANGDRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
3IYTISHARES US TRANSPORTATION ET
4DUSTDIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
5VIXYPROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
6QQEWFIRST TRUST NASDQ 100 EQ WEI
7FSMDFIDELITY SMALL-MID MULTIFACT
8LABDDRX DLY S&P BIOTECH BEAR 3X
9FLDRFIDELITY LOW DURATION ETF
10YEARAB ULTRA SHORT INCOME ETF
Includes requests from the past week
Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

RankStockDescription
1WEWKQWEWORK INC-CL A
2ISPRISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC
3VFSVINFAST AUTO LTD
4FRHCFREEDOM HOLDING CORP/NV
5SFWLSHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD-A
6GDHGGOLDEN HEAVEN GROUP HOLDINGS
7RILYOB. RILEY FINANCIAL INC
8HUBCHUB CYBER SECURITY LTD
9CVMCEL-SCI CORP
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
3REMXVANECK RARE EARTH/STRAT MET
4URTYPROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
5DAXGLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
6EGPTVANECK EGYPT INDEX ETF
7TTTPROSHARES ULT -3X 20+ YR TSY
8TZADIREXION DLY SM CAP BEAR 3X
9EWIISHARES MSCI ITALY ETF
10UVXYPROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)
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