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.GFP 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 byGFP .
Americas |
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|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Stocks |
| United States | Shortable: 17541 Listed for Trading: 21385 |
| Canada | Shortable: 2961 Listed for Trading: 5419 |
| Mexico | Shortable: 554 Listed for Trading: 2726 |
Europe |
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|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Stocks |
| Germany | Shortable: 6921 Listed for Trading: 17102 |
| United Kingdom | Shortable: 3785 Listed for Trading: 8845 |
| France | Shortable: 2084 Listed for Trading: 3583 |
| Netherlands | Shortable: 3360 Listed for Trading: 7791 |
| Switzerland | Shortable: 946 Listed for Trading: 2865 |
| Belgium | Shortable: 113 Listed for Trading: 127 |
| Sweden | Shortable: 260 Listed for Trading: 1188 |
| Spain | Shortable: 109 Listed for Trading: 321 |
| Austria | Shortable: 174 Listed for Trading: 225 |
| Italy | Shortable: 925 Listed for Trading: 2593 |
Asia |
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|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Stocks |
| Australia | Shortable: 151 Listed for Trading: 2622 |
| Japan | Shortable: 1165 Listed for Trading: 4441 |
| Hong Kong | Shortable: 519 Listed for Trading: 6468 |
| India | None available at this time |
The Availability List for bonds is indicative only and is subject to change. All short sale orders are subject to approval byGFP .
Americas |
|
|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Bonds |
| United States | Shortable: 28898 Listed for Trading: 1156181 |
| Canada | None available at this time |
| Mexico | None available at this time |
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 | Shortable: 1699 Listed for Trading: 2419 |
| Belgium | Shortable: 8 Listed for Trading: 18 |
| Sweden | None available at this time |
| Spain | None available at this time |
| Austria | None available at this time |
| Italy | None available at this time |
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 |
Calculating the Cost of Borrowing Stock at Forex InLinea
There are two factors for daily cost/revenues associated with short selling of stocks and bonds atGFP :
- Borrow Fee
- Short Sale Proceeds interest paid to you byGFP
For more information see:
USER GUIDES
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