IBKR’s Hottest Shorts as of 12/21/2023

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    Largest Short Values of Stocks at IBKR

    Rank Stock Description
    1 ABR ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
    2 GME GAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A
    3 XPEV XPENG INC – ADR
    4 LCID LUCID GROUP INC
    5 RILY B. RILEY FINANCIAL INC
    6 ARM ARM HOLDINGS PLC
    7 TRUP TRUPANION INC
    8 UPST UPSTART HOLDINGS INC
    9 FLNG FLEX LNG LTD
    10 ACHR ARCHER AVIATION INC-A
    Excludes stocks with borrow fees less than 1%

    Largest Short Values of ETFs at IBKR

    Rank ETF Description
    1 IWM ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
    2 ARKK ARK INNOVATION ETF
    3 TQQQ PROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
    4 SQQQ PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
    5 VXX IPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
    6 SOXX ISHARES SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
    7 UVXY PROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
    8 SOXS DIREXION DAILY SEMI BEAR 3X
    9 YANG DRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
    10 IWO ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH
    Excludes ETFs with borrow fees less than 1%

    Most Requested Stocks from the Securities Lending Desk

    Rank Stock Description
    1 POL POLISHED.COM INC
    2 ZJYL JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LT
    3 PBLA PANBELA THERAPEUTICS INC
    4 MSAI INFRARED CAMERAS HOLDINGS INC
    5 SMFL SMART FOR LIFE INC
    6 NVDA NVIDIA CORP
    7 UPST UPSTART HOLDINGS INC
    8 NXTP NEXTPLAY TECHNOLOGIES INC
    9 PRZO PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    10 CGEN COMPUGEN LTD
    Includes requests from the past week

    Most Requested ETFs from the Securities Lending Desk

    Rank ETF Description
    1 QQQ INVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1
    2 TNA DIREXION DLY SM CAP BULL 3X
    3 VXX IPATH SERIES B S&P 500 VIX
    4 KOLD PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BLOOMBE
    5 SQQQ PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ
    6 YANG DRX DLY FTSE CHINA BEAR 3X
    7 UVIX 2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
    8 YINN DRX DLY FTSE CHINA BULL 3X
    9 UVXY PROSHARES ULTRA VIX ST FUTUR
    10 NUGT DIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS I
    Includes requests from the past week

    Highest Borrows Fees (Stocks)

    Rank Stock Description
    1 PBLA PANBELA THERAPEUTICS INC
    2 ISPR ISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC
    3 ZJYL JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LT
    4 HUBC HUB CYBER SECURITY LTD
    5 SHOT SAFETY SHOT INC
    6 GLP GLOBAL PARTNERS LP
    7 VFS VINFAST AUTO LTD
    8 USAC USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP
    9 PTRAQ PROTERRA INC
    10 MULN MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC
    Excludes stocks with short value less than $1M

    Highest Borrow Fees (ETFs)

    Rank ETF Description
    1 YCS PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN
    2 BITX 2X BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF
    3 REMX VANECK RARE EARTH/STRAT MET
    4 UVIX 2X LONG VIX FUTURES ETF
    5 CALF PACER US SMALL CAP CASH COWS
    6 TUR ISHARES MSCI TURKEY ETF
    7 EWD ISHARES MSCI SWEDEN ETF
    8 URTY PROSHARES ULTRAPRO RUSS2000
    9 EGPT VANECK EGYPT INDEX ETF
    10 DAX GLOBAL X DAX GERMANY ETF
    Excludes ETFs with short value less than $1M
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