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: 17846 Listed for Trading: 20992 |
 Canada |
Shortable: 2545 Listed for Trading: 5359 |
 Mexico |
Shortable: 379 Listed for Trading: 2834 |
Europe |
|
|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Stocks |
 Germany |
Shortable: 4720 Listed for Trading: 12101 |
 United Kingdom |
Shortable: 3671 Listed for Trading: 8604 |
 France |
Shortable: 1902 Listed for Trading: 3190 |
 Netherlands |
Shortable: 1909 Listed for Trading: 3216 |
 Switzerland |
Shortable: 950 Listed for Trading: 2575 |
 Belgium |
Shortable: 109 Listed for Trading: 137 |
 Sweden |
Shortable: 289 Listed for Trading: 1412 |
 Spain |
Shortable: 106 Listed for Trading: 247 |
 Austria |
Shortable: 165 Listed for Trading: 221 |
 Italy |
Shortable: 1134 Listed for Trading: 2797 |
Asia |
|
|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Stocks |
 Australia |
Shortable: 167 Listed for Trading: 2696 |
 Japan |
Shortable: 1318 Listed for Trading: 4364 |
 Hong Kong |
Shortable: 503 Listed for Trading: 6095 |
 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 by IBKR.
Americas |
|
|---|---|
| Country | Shortable Bonds |
| United States |
Shortable: 23900 Listed for Trading: 1669145 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 Interactive Brokers
There are two factors for the daily cost/revenues associated with short selling of stocks and bonds ("eligible SB securities") at IBCE:
- Borrow Fee – for each eligible SB security there is an indicative rate available on the TWS and the Client Portal.
- Short Sale Proceeds income paid to you by IBKR - for each eligible SB security denominated in a supported currency, client accounts may receive market rate income.
For more information see: