Short-Securities Availability
Short Securities
Availability
Shortable Search
IBKR’s Securities Loan Borrow (SLB) system is a fully electronic, self-service utility that lets clients search for availability of shortable securities from within our Client Portal account management platform. The system updates periodically throughout the day. Use the shortable search tool to:
- View quantity available, number of lenders and current indicative borrow rate (the rate at which dealers in the Securities Lending/Borrowing Market are willing to transact today).
- View historical indicative borrow rates.
- Search for shortable securities by symbol and exchange, ISIN or CUSIP number. In addition, search shortable bonds by credit rating.
- Upload a bulk request text file to search for availability of multiple shortable securities at once.
- Download prepared lists of shortable securities grouped by country.
The list of shortable stocks is indicative only and is subject to change. IBKR does not accept short sale orders for US stocks that are not eligible for DTC continuous net settlement (CNS) and all short sale orders are subject to approval by IBKR.
Americas |
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|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Stocks |
 United States |
Shortable: 17050 Listed for Trading: 21357 |
 Canada |
Shortable: 2595 Listed for Trading: 5277 |
 Mexico |
Shortable: 386 Listed for Trading: 2636 |
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Europe |
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|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Stocks |
 Germany |
Shortable: 2953 Listed for Trading: 8082 |
 United Kingdom |
Shortable: 3457 Listed for Trading: 8342 |
 France |
Shortable: 1239 Listed for Trading: 2866 |
 Netherlands |
Shortable: 1329 Listed for Trading: 3128 |
 Switzerland |
Shortable: 1068 Listed for Trading: 2547 |
 Belgium |
Shortable: 67 Listed for Trading: 152 |
 Sweden |
Shortable: 220 Listed for Trading: 1241 |
 Spain |
Shortable: 74 Listed for Trading: 238 |
 Austria |
Shortable: 151 Listed for Trading: 226 |
 Italy |
Shortable: 758 Listed for Trading: 2239 |
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Asia |
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|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Stocks |
 Australia |
Shortable: 144 Listed for Trading: 2674 |
 Japan |
Shortable: 1477 Listed for Trading: 4229 |
 Hong Kong |
Shortable: 464 Listed for Trading: 5412 |
 India |
None available at this time |
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The Availability List for bonds is indicative only and is subject to change. All short sale orders are subject to approval by IBKR.
Americas |
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|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Bonds |
| United States |
Shortable: 20986 Listed for Trading: 1287548 |
| Canada |
None available at this time |
| Mexico |
None available at this time |
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Europe |
|
|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Bonds |
| Germany |
None available at this time |
| United Kingdom |
None available at this time |
| France |
None available at this time |
| Netherlands |
None available at this time |
| Switzerland |
None available at this time |
| Belgium |
None available at this time |
| Sweden |
None available at this time |
| Spain |
None available at this time |
| Austria |
None available at this time |
| Italy |
None available at this time |
Click Here for most recent updates, if available.
Asia |
|
|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Bonds |
| Australia |
None available at this time |
| Japan |
None available at this time |
| Hong Kong |
None available at this time |
| India |
None available at this time |
Click Here for most recent updates, if available.
IBKR clients who only execute through IBKR, but do not use IBKR as their clearing broker or custody agent ("Non-Clearing Customer"), may click here for a list of valid Market Participant Identifier (MPID) codes to be entered with their short sale orders.
Calculating the Cost of Borrowing Stock at Interactive Brokers
There are two factors for daily cost/revenues associated with short selling of stocks and bonds at IBKR:
- Borrow Fee
- Short Sale Proceeds interest paid to you by IBKR
For more information see: